Living Casarano

Churches

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The church of Santa Maria della Croce

Built in a period between the 5th and the 6th century, this little church, maybe a consequence of the Council of Ephesus (431 A.D)

The Chapel of the Madonna della Campana

Standing on the highest point of Casarano, the chapel is a stately and stern building.

The Church of the Immacolata and the Calvary

This church, consecrated in 1760, replaced an older church dated back to the 16th century and dedicated to the Annunziata.. The new church was then built thanks to the money collected by the ‘Congregazione dell’Immacolata’

The Crypt of the Crocefisso

The crypt called ‘Grotta del Crocefisso’ (or ‘Grotta di Santa Costantina’) together with the remains of a convent which used to be next to it belong to Ruffano. Fossils and furnishings dated back to the Neolithic have been discovered here.

The First Mother Church or Church San Giovanni Elemosiniere

The origin of the Mother Church of Casarano goes back to the years before the 16th century. In this long period it has had different seats. Father Antonio Chetry identifies three phases in its history and talks about a ‘First Mother Church’ a ‘Second Mother Church’ and a ‘Third Mother Church’.

The Church of San Domenico

This church rises in the central Piazza San Domenico, next to the seat of the Local Council.
Fixing the right date of its building is not easy, but we certainly know

The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli

This church was finished in 1582 and dedicated to Immacolata Concezione, then to San Francesco d’Assisi and to Santa Maria degli Angeli together with the near church. It is seat of Grey-friars from 1897.