Chiesa di San Leonardo

The Mother Church, dedicated to San Leonardo Abate, dates back to the 16th century, as can be deduced from a Pastoral Visit by Monsignor Fabrizio De Capua in 1522. From the reports of subsequent Pastoral Visits, it is known that in 1613 it underwent a radical remodeling and that further works were carried out until 1750. By 1815, the sacred building was in such a poor condition that it was decided to rebuild it almost from scratch; it was completed and inaugurated in 1849.\n\nThe new construction features a main facade with a portal, aligned with the central window, topped by a statue of the Madonna of Lourdes. The side facade has a central portal in the lower part and three large arches in the upper part framing three windows respectively. At the top are two bell towers, with the left one serving as a civic clock.\n\nThe interior has two aisles; a central one and a smaller left lateral aisle. The main nave ends in the presbytery which houses the main altar in Lecce stone and a wooden organ. There is also a pulpit in the nave. The side altars are dedicated to San Rocco, San Francesco da Paola (1867), San Giuseppe and the Souls of Purgatory with the corresponding painting of the Madonna del Carmine. Another altar, with a painting depicting a holy bishop, may be dedicated to San Cassiano.