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Dominican Salento, the “polycentric city” of convents

In the province of Lecce, there are a number of architectural remnants of the Order of Preachers' settlement.  Their presence dates back to the 13th century; their goal, to curb the area's Byzantine influence

4 September 2009

Matino

Matino, Church of the Rosary

Matino, Church of the Rosary

The Convent of Santa Maria del Soccorso, founded in 1500, is located in Via Roma. Currently, it is utilized as a city hall. The Dominican friars carried out their assistance operations to terminally ill patients in the absence of priests from ordinary clerical ranks.   It contains remnants of frescoes dedicated to Dominican saints.

The Church of the Rosary (located in the same street, Via Roma, which also dates back to 1500), is the Church's property. It contains some of the paintings by Coppola and Catalano depicting the Madonna of the Rosary as well as an Annunciation. The Church was deconsecrated until 1935 and equipped for a lengthy period of time as a wood storage area.