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Coordinates: 40.6644°N 16.61265°E. San Pietro Caveoso, also known as " Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church" is a Catholic church situated in the Sassi of Matera . The front is in the baroque style and presents three portals. Over each portal there is a niche with statues.
Guests at the Corte San Pietro hotel, in the Sasso Caveoso, slumber in luxury underground suites. Francesco Lastrucci The frescoes inside one chiesa rupestre are well preserved.
The Church of San Pietro Caveoso, also known as the Church of Saints Peter and Paul ( Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo ), is a Baroque church in Matera, located in Sasso Caveoso, the southern ancient district of the city. SHORT HISTORY.
- Piazza S. Pietro Caveoso, Matera, Basilicata
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In the third chapel, which is dedicated to St. Anthony, there are six stone panels by Altobello Persio from 1531, with scenes from the life of the saint, while in the second chapel, dedicated to the Our Lady of the Annunciation, there are frescoes by an unknown artist from the 15th century. Piazza San Pietro Caveoso 75100 Matera.
Founded: 1218. Category: Religious sites in Italy. en.wikipedia.org. San Pietro Caveoso is a Catholic worship place situated in the Sassi of Matera. The front is in baroque style and presents three portals. Over each portal ...
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Sassi di Matera. / 40.6667°N 16.6083°E / 40.6667; 16.6083. The Sassi di Matera are two districts ( Sasso Caveoso and Sasso Barisano) of the Italian city of Matera, Basilicata, well-known for their ancient cave dwellings inhabited since the Paleolithic period.
Europe. Matera. The only church in the sassi not dug into the tufa rock, Chiesa di San Pietro Caveoso was originally built in 1300 and has a 17th-century Romanesque-baroque facade and frescoed timber ceiling.
