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Noci - Abbey of the Madonna della Scala

The territory of Noci is well positioned within the Murgia region of the Trulli. It presents a hilly area where there is the Benedictine abbey of the Madonna della Scala, consisting of an ancient small church… 

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Putignano - Church and Convent of "Carmelitane scalze"

Putignano has hosted a great variety of religious orders, considering also the vocations of the local young women, for whom a nunnery was erected in 1568, which hosted the monache Carmelitane for a long time …

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Putignano - Il convento di Santa Chiara - Putignano

In  uno degli angoli più caratteristici del centro storico di Putignano è ubicato  un massiccio edificio in pietra che comprende oltre all’ex convento, una chiesa che, per quanto piccola, è tanto preziosa, intitolata anticamente a S. Antonio Abate e dal 1917 fino ad oggi, dedicata a S. Chiara...

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Mesagne - The former convent of the Celestines - Mesagne

The convent of the Celestines stands next to the church of santa Maria in Bethlehem; it is a monumental architectonic work, a sign of the economic power of this order, which led to a substantial alteration of the urban spaces located outside of the defensive perimeter, as the new monastery marked a clear demarcation line between the old hamlet and the new one…

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