POI data

General information
Chiesa di S. Rocco
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Catholic
no
It was founded in 1503 to thank S. Rocco had liberated the city from the plague. It was rebuilt in baroque style in 1645. Today is the seat of the Brotherhood of St. Rocco. Inside, the wooden statue of St. Rocco the eighteenth century, the main altar, a painting of Our Lady of Good Counsel, a plaque with the emblem of Pope Gregory XIII and bas-reliefs of the Apostles Peter and Paul; Ottosanti of papier-mâché statues, made in 1920 by artisans from Lecce and brought in procession on the night of Holy Thursday.
Procession of the Eight Saints (Holy Thursday)
Location
Vico Modesti, 6
Ruvo di Puglia
70037
Italy
Puglia
41.1171
16.4847
259.46
Contact
Diocese of Molfetta- Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi
080 3613898
Diocese of Molfetta- Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi.
Additional information
Average
Scheduled visit
Good
Low
National
Good
Religious tourism,Cultural tourism
Baroque,Sculpture