by crescia@skylabstudios.net | Oct 16, 2023 | Churches
The church of San Giovanni Battista The construction of the main church of Sperlinga, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, was built between 1597 and 1610, thanks to the collaboration of the entire population of the country, who contributed by transporting the stones on...
by crescia@skylabstudios.net | Oct 16, 2023 | Churches
The church of the Madonna della Mercede In the square below the castle is the church dedicated to an important local cult: the feast of the Madonna della Mercede, celebrated the fourth week of September. On Friday evening the statue of the Madonna della Mercede...
by crescia@skylabstudios.net | Oct 12, 2023 | Churches
The church of the convent The church of Sant’Anna is also called the Convent because it is annexed to the former sperlinghese monastery of the barefoot Augustinians, a religious order founded in 1593 in the “kingdom of the two Sicilies”, born from the Congregation of...
by crescia@skylabstudios.net | Oct 12, 2023 | Churches, Historical sites
Defense Tower and Chapel La cappella all’interno dal castello risale all’epoca normanna, come rivela l’arco acuto dell’altare di sinistra e come rivela la presenza di alcune tombe di soldati ritrovate all’interno durante i recenti lavori di ricostruzione. Tuttavia...
