Saint Sebastian’s door
Saint Sebastian’s door is also called the “South Door” for its cardinal position, and it is still the only one surviving in Galatone. The current architecture dates back to 1748 because the pre-existent Antro’s door was damaged during the earthquake in 1743. Neo-classical in style, the door is enriched by the statue in leccese stone of Galatone’s Saint patron, Saint Sebastian, and by the crests of the feudal lords of that time, Pinelli-Pignatelli e Della Chiesa. In the doorway there is an alcove where, according to the tradition of Candelora’s day, people placed blessed candles; in the back of the door there is a headstone emblem representing the civic flame.
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