Convent of the Friars Minor or Reformed

Cultural religious site

The Convent of the Minor or Reformed Fathers (now the palace of culture) dating back to the eighteenth century, has a quadrangular shape with the church facing south and the entrance facing west, spread over two floors and has a well, for years disposition of the pulsanese community. there is a fresco of the last supper located in the refectory, occupying an entire wall and painted in 1727 by Giuseppe Bianco.
It holds a carved and hand-painted image dedicated to the Madonna Di Costantinopoli, which later became the “Madonna of the Martyrs”.
The convent once housed the Stimmatine nuns, now settled in Marina di Pulsano but ready to make you return once the renovation works are completed. After the recent restoration phase, in fact, it will soon be returned to the citizenship and it seems that it will act as a container for the local cultural associations. The project also includes a museum that can contain the findings of pulsarian coastal settlements (those currently kept at the National Archaeological Museum of Taranto and those that could be brought to light thanks to this project) and a multimedia room with historical reconstructions of the same settlements. Cultural events will take place, the municipal library will be transferred and some rooms will be used as guest quarters. The liturgical function of the church will also be restored.