Chiesa di San Gaetano

The church of San Gaetano was founded in the 17th century by the Theatine order, which arrived in Barletta in the early years of the century. When the Theatine order was suppressed by the royal decree of Murat on 7 September 1809, the church came under the jurisdiction of the parish priest of the church of San Giacomo, who in turn entrusted it to the Brothers of the Holy Trinity. The friars brought with them the precious relic of the Holy Thorn, of which they had become the guardians and which they were responsible for solemnising on Passion Sunday. The building was granted to the municipality and used for public offices.

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Chiesa di San Giacomo

The church of San Giacomo was consecrated in 1726 on an ancient medieval church. In 1843 an obelisk with a clock was built, which still stands on the north façade. In 1886, an attempt was made to extend the medieval church, which had been badly damaged over the centuries, but the crisis of 1889 prevented this. In 1895, a tower with a clock was built in the square in front of the church. In 2001, the church underwent extensive restoration and structural consolidation.

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Basilica del Santo Sepolcro

The Collegiate Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre was first mentioned in 1130, at a time when the old pilgrims' hospital, dating from the late 11th to early 12th centuries, was attached to the church. In 1291, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Randulphus, brought back from Jerusalem a fragment of the real wood of the Cross of Christ, which has been particularly venerated in the Church of the Sepulchre ever since. In 1456, an earthquake caused severe damage to the bell tower in the northwestern wing of the church. In 1556, the priory of the church was entrusted to the Knights of the Order of Malta, who took possession of the church of the Holy Sepulchre, until their abolition in 1799. Between 1968 and 1972, the entire building underwent a complex restoration.

Basilica di San Domenico

The basilica of San Domenico was first consecrated in 1238 by Dominican fathers. During the sacking of 1528, the church and the adjoining conventual building were razed to the ground. In the mid-16th century, the former Templar church of Santa Maria Maddalena was taken over and renovated by the Dominicans, and the construction of the convent began. The church was enlarged at the beginning of the 18th century and was given a new high altar, built by Luigi della Marra.