POI data

General information
Chiesa di S. Maria di Cesano
Church, ruined church, chapel, temple
Catholic
no
The church is localized near the hamlet of Cesano, about a mile from Terlizzi. The church was erected in 1055 in place of an older chapel. It has a very simple structure, the Romanesque style. Inside is covered to the roof is a single room, with dimensions of 9.00 x 5,00 meters. In the apse, there is a fine Byzantine fresco depicting Christ Pantocrator between the Virgin and St. John the Baptist. On an inner wall of the tower-front facade, built in the fifteenth century there is a fresco of the Madonna and Child.
Location
Strada Vicinale per Cesano (1 Km da Terlizzi)
Terlizzi
70038
Italy
Puglia
41.1086
16.5469
209.32
Contact
Diocese of Molfetta- Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi
080 3516164
Diocese of Molfetta- Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi.
Additional information
Average
Visit by appointment
Average
Medium
Regional
Average
Religious tourism,Cultural tourism
Byzantine,Romanesque