The Basilica of San Martino represents the apex of the
Baroque architecture of Martina Franca. The building was
erected on behest of the archpriest Isidoro Chirulli, who in 1747
ordered the demolition of the previous Romanic three naves church
in order to erect a new Rococo style one…
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The Basilica is a synthesis of the various remaking and
enlargements experienced by the church. Nowadays it stands on a
site which during the 17th century was occupied by a rural chapel
named after the Madonna delle Grazie, and later on dedicated
to…
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The Puglia region represents, after Sicily, one of the
primitive groups of Carmelitani in Italy. However, it is only after
the Tridentine Council (1545 – 1563), between the end of the
16th century and the beginning of the 17th century, that we see an
increase of the number of the conventi carmelitani within the
Puglia region...
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L’interno della basilica si apre fastosa e ricca di
decori. Le linee ondulate barocche si sposano perfettamente con le
linee architettoniche dell’immensa struttura. Ogni angolo
suggerisce un tripudio di armonia e di colore che fra statue,
macchine di altare, vetrate e dipinti creano una scenografia
settecentesca di raffinata bellezza...
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