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| St. Claire Church presents a sober façade made up of two orders divided by a cornice. In the upper part there is a curved fronton. In the midst of the fronton a small rose-window opens up. The niches, the moulded cornices, the semi-circular fronton insert this complex into an unusual architectural current, marked by the typical austerity of the Classical style. The internal, characterized by a very stressed Baroque imprint, has a single nave and three chapels on each side with the respective altars, a rectangular overhead presbytery and a vault completely covered by frescoes. On the left side there is a door leading to the external courtyard of the convent. In the presbytery there is the organ dating back to the end of the seventeenth century, with a fully decorated light blue cupboard. On the right side you can admire the white wooden pulpit with golden carvings, dating back to the second half of the seventeenth century. Along the perimeter of the convent there is the ancient portal of St. John the Baptist Church.
The complex formed by the church and the convent presents numerous stratifications, due to the interventions made over the centuries. The first document that testifies the existence of the convent dates back to 1256, a few years after the death of St. Claire. It is, therefore, one of the oldest religious buildings of Apulia. The convent that still today hosts the fellowship of the Clarisses was among the richest of the city. The current edifice dates back to the XVI century. It was sold in 1866 after the suppression of the religious orders, then bought back by Monsignor RicciarVia G. Zuccarodi. The current church, entirely rebuilt in 1679 in Late Baroque style, rises on the site of an older temple with a single nave and a barrel vault.
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