Basilian Caves of Muro Leccese

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Location: Sanarica, Lecce, Apulia, Italy

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January 4, 2021

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These are ancient places of worship that can be distinguished in crypts dug into the rock and crypts dug underground. To use them as places of worship, whether they were in the rock or in the ground, were the Basilian monks, who made these underground chapels places of prayer.

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May 30, 2023

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The Basilian caves are ancient crypts dug into the rock or underground that are found in the territory of Muro Leccese. These caves were used as places of worship by the Basilian monks who took refuge in Salento between the 9th and 13th centuries and are decorated with Byzantine frescoes and religious symbols.

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October 24, 2022

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Posted in Salento Byzantine collection komoot.it/collection/1811756/-salento-bizantino - Nothing to say, in terms of hiding, the Basilian monks persecuted by iconoclastic struggles and by the Saracens were commendable. It took me some time to find a cave hidden by vegetation. In reality, here we are talking about more caves but I have found only one and I cannot say if there are others. The passage of the Basilian monks is evident given the incision of a cross on the internal wall. Not vandalizing but enhancing these places would be desirable in my opinion.

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