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Churches - ST. MARY OF
CASALE
 The
church of St.Maria del Casale, near the airport,
is a splendid example of Romanesque-gothic style of
XIII century.
It is a National monument
since 1875, and has an elegant facade of red and white
stone; its portal is surmounted with a hanging adorned
structure.
Inside there is a latin
cross shape nave, with a series of fine Byzantine frescos,
among them one can find "The Last Judgement",
painted in four levels by Rinaldo from Taranto, "The
Tree of the Cross", with twelve branches that
symbolize the apostles and the Brindisi's heraldry.
During March 1310 the
Pope Clemente V established a tribunal to pass judgment
on crusaders. The order was condemned, and therefore
abolished by the pope two years later.
The construction of the adjoining cloister and
of the convent were completed between the years 1635
and 1638.
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by Giovanni Membola
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