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CHURCH OF SAN PIETRO APOSTOLO
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Church of San Lorenzo or of the Visitation of Mary
Once adjacent to the walls, now the church of San Lorenzo stands close to the extramural, in the historic center of Putignano. The exterior retains, albeit remodeled over the centuries, the simple medieval church structure interrupted only, on the left side, by the simple entrance portal that echoes a sober Renaissance style, while the ancient portal was walled up in the past.
The church inside is decorated on all the walls with late Baroque elements. The graceful altars have recently been cleaned of the stuccos that covered the stone decorations, now visible and to be admired. The environment has a single nave with a ribbed vault. The main altar stands out, advanced with respect to the apse, which is accessed from both sides of the altar.
On the altar there is one of the many paintings by Vincenzo Fato, the Castellanese artist who in the eighteenth century produced notable paintings in Puglia and Campania. The painting depicts the Visitation of Mary, whose stylistic invoice refers to the style of Solimena.
The eighteenth-century paintings inserted in six small squares that adorn the walls, the work of a local painter, are also delightful. On the right side altar there is a canvas depicting St. Lawrence the martyr, while on the left a canvas depicting a beautiful Madonna del Pozzo fra Santi.
The church is the seat of the Oratory of the Confraternity of the Visitation which brings together workers and craftsmen who work in construction. The site is open for worship on 31 May because the Visitation is celebrated while on 10 August the opening is dedicated to the celebrations in honor of the titular saint of the church, San Lorenzo.
This website project born from the idea of Gianni Musaio is enclosed in a team spirit and is the result of the collaboration of people, ordinary citizens, who care about the historical, cultural, artistic, geographical, food and wine heritage of the historic center of Putignano, a town in to live.
The historic center of a town is the fulcrum of the territory, where ancient stories, traditions and culture of those who preceded us are preserved. You too can contribute to leaving the testimonies of the past to the generations to come, taking care of them.