San Benedetto, Romanesque church in Brindisi, Italy.
The San Benedetto church displays six columns with Corinthian capitals, where one features four animal figures representing the evangelists.
Originally consecrated as Santa Maria Veterana, Norman builders constructed this monastic church during the eleventh century in Brindisi.
The architrave presents three hunting scenes depicting Norman knights piercing dragons, representing the triumph of good over evil.
The church complex includes a cloister, bell tower, and a seventeenth-century convent of Benedictine nuns accessible to visitors.
The church preserves 120 original letters from an abbess to the Duke of Poggiardo, documenting the daily activities of monastery inhabitants.
Location: Brindisi
Architectural style: Romanesque art in Apulia
GPS coordinates: 40.63826,17.94131
Latest update: March 16, 2025 17:41
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