Santo Sepolcro, Gothic minor basilica in Barletta, Italy.
Santo Sepolcro is a Gothic minor basilica in Barletta, in the Apulia region of southern Italy, built with three naves, pointed arches, and broad windows. The interior holds a Treasury collection with sacred relics from Palestine, among them a Patriarchal Cross containing a fragment of the True Cross.
The church was first mentioned in 1130, when Knights of the Holy Sepulchre returning from Palestine began building here. After the fall of the last crusader territories in 1291, Patriarch Randulphus of Jerusalem brought major relics to this site.
Santo Sepolcro is closely tied to the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, and that connection is still visible inside the church today. Visitors can see objects and symbols recalling those knights who prayed here after returning from the Holy Land.
The basilica sits at a central crossroads in Barletta and is easy to reach on foot from the town center. It is worth visiting outside of service times so you can move through the space without interruption.
Although the church has stood for nearly nine centuries, parts of its interior still reflect arrangements from the crusader period. This direct physical link to crusader history is rare to find today in a church that is still in regular use.
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