Santo Sepolcro

Santo Sepolcro is a Gothic minor basilica in Barletta, Italy, stretching across three naves with pointed arches and broad windows. Its interior houses the Treasury collection, containing sacred relics from Palestine and a Patriarchal Cross holding a fragment of the True Cross.

The first documented mention of the church dates to 1130, when Knights of the Holy Sepulchre returned from Palestine and began construction. In 1291, Patriarch Randulphus of Jerusalem brought important relics here after the fall of the last crusader states in the Holy Land.

The church draws pilgrims who seek the shrine of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, who found refuge in Barletta after their crusading journeys. It preserves a living memory of those who returned from the Holy Land and made this place a center of their devotion.

The basilica sits at the crossing of two major routes and is easy to reach whether arriving on foot or by vehicle. Visitors should plan to come during times when the sacred space is open and when they can move through without disrupting any prayers or services.

The interior retains fixtures and arrangements from the crusader era that show how pilgrims and knights used this place hundreds of years ago. These elements link the everyday use of the space with a deeper layer of meaning that remains visible today.