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Convento degli Agostiniani

Convento degli Agostiniani, Baroque convent in Melpignano, Italy.

The Convento degli Agostiniani is an ex-convent complex in Melpignano, in the province of Lecce, with the annexed Church of the Carmine. The church facade, a work of 17th-century Leccese Baroque, has a portal framed by two pairs of richly decorated columns on bases rotated 45 degrees, topped by a stone statue of the Madonna del Carmelo; two side niches hold statues of Saint Monica and Saint Augustine. Inside is a single nave with six chapels along the side walls and the 16th-century choir behind the main altar. The 1644 cloister keeps the remains of a highly decorated colonnade with many Latin inscriptions and a well carved with a double-headed eagle.

Construction of the convent began in 1573 when the Augustinian order received the Church of Carmine, marking a shift from Greek-Byzantine to Latin influences in the region. This establishment was part of a broader ecclesiastical reorganization of the territory.

The convent's large forecourt hosts the final concert of the annual Festival della Notte della Taranta, a pizzica festival held in Melpignano each August. The concert closes the event and has made the former convent a reference point for Salento's traditional music.

The convent, long abandoned, has undergone some restoration work and now hosts cultural activities; the church of Carmine and its 1644 cloister stand next to the large open space where the Notte della Taranta finale concert is held each year. The site is in the centre of Melpignano, in the province of Lecce.

The cloister contains a decorated well marked with a double-headed eagle representing the Castriota Scanderberg family, along with numerous Latin inscriptions carved into the columns. These details reveal noble connections that influenced the convent's development.

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