Colonna di Sant'Oronzo
Colonna di Sant'Oronzo
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RicherTrips
Monterrey, Mexico4,593 contributions
Jan 2023
I couldn’t understand why this column was dedicated to the city’s saint, until I read the statue used to be on top. I couldn’t find information about where it is or when will it be put back.
Anyway, the rest of the piazza is beautiful, with the theatre ruins behind it.
This column is the twin sister of the one in Brindisi, that marks the end of the Via Appia. After an earthquake destroyed it, it was offered as a gift to Lecce, who rebuilt it.
Anyway, the rest of the piazza is beautiful, with the theatre ruins behind it.
This column is the twin sister of the one in Brindisi, that marks the end of the Via Appia. After an earthquake destroyed it, it was offered as a gift to Lecce, who rebuilt it.
Written January 28, 2023
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MFaro
Italy2,723 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
Classic votive column dedicated to the local miracle worker and overlooking the square of the same name. The upper part of the capital which supports the statue of the Saint is well crafted. Impossible not to see it.
Written June 11, 2024
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KTGP
Adelaide, Australia5,865 contributions
Apr 2016 • Couples
Colonna di Sant'Oronzo stands 29 metres high and is topped with a statue of St Oronzo. The column, called Colonna Romana, is from 2nd century AD and one of two which marked the end of the Appian Way in Brindisi. The column toppled in 1528 and lay in ruin for over 100 years. When the plague hit Lecce in 1656, they believed St Oronzo, (their Patron Saint) had ended it and wanted to build a monument to him. Brindisi gave Lecce the toppled Colonna Romana for their monument as thanks to Lecce's Patron Saint for saving Brindisi from the plague. The column was transported to Lecce in 1660, (the base still stands beside the other column in Brindisi). Work on the column began 1666 but came to a halt, then was resumed in 1681 and completed 1686. Giuseppe Zimbalo was responsible for the transformation of the column, building a new base, altering both the capital and column, then placing the statue of St Oronzo on top. In 1737 during festivities the statue was destroyed and a new bronze statue was installed in 1739.
Written January 28, 2017
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phat_dawg_21
Alpharetta, GA16,976 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
This Roman style column dedicated to the patron saint of the town dominates the plaza which bears his name. It is usually topped with a statue, but it was removed for renovation.
Bishop Oronzo is revered in Ostuni and several other Paglian cities who credit him with saving their people from the plaque epidemic that spread throughout the Kingdom of Naples in 1656.
Written September 15, 2023
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MILOUW
New York City, NY1,393 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
This Column dominating the main square of Lecce has an interesting history and used to be topped by a large statue of Saint Oronzo patron of the town.
It is made up of fragments of an old and larger antique column.
It is made up of fragments of an old and larger antique column.
Written April 20, 2023
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Vanessa P
Calgary, Canada1,462 contributions
Jul 2022
Right in the center of the city, you may have to look up. Find information at the visitor center. Great and preserved monument.
Written February 15, 2023
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Chris and Dorot... A
Evanston, IL161 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
As of October the entire structure was covered with a picture of what is hidden underneath. You can see it’s twin Roman column minus the saint in Brindisi (marking the end of the Appian Way) where this one originated.
Written October 5, 2018
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Vadim
Murmansk, Russia34,642 contributions
Aug 2017 • Family
Orontius was the first Bishop of Lecce and is revered by the Church as a Holy Martyr and patron of the city. We see a column with his image on the main square of the city, Piazza Sant'Oronzo. The sculptural composition was created by Giuseppe Zimbalo. It was established in 1686 in gratitude for the wonderful rescue of the city from the plague. Orontius lived in the I century, the question is how could he do it in the XVII century? Initially, the statue was made of wood, bound with copper, but in 1739 it was replaced by bronze. The 30-m stone column, on which the image of the Saint is set, was presented to Lecce by the city of Brindisi, where, according to legend, Orontius also stopped the plague epidemic. So here he was the true anti-plague Bishop, stronger streptomycin was used since the mid XX century. The column, by the way, is contradictory. Oronzo is dressed in 17th century Episcopal vestments, not in the first century, where there was no vestments at all.
Written July 22, 2018
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Mmarymomm
Pleasanton, CA1,663 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
Maybe I should say the current patron saint of Lecce since they had a prior one, St. Irene, who lost her patronage when it was recorded that Bishop Oronzo, later St. Oronzo, of Lecce had saved the city from the plague. He stands on his spire in the piazza named after him with his hand out in blessing.
Written April 9, 2018
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williamDLondon
Paris, France55 contributions
Aug 2011 • Couples
after some problem to book a table because of my bad Italian pronunciation (Sant'Oronzo spoken fast seems a very popular insult in Italy as I was told...) we finally get the chance to have a great food experience ! very good wine list, lot of choice "à la carte"
Written July 9, 2012
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C'È un detto paesano sulle tre dita aperte di Sant'Oronzo, volevo sapere se poteva essere veritiero
Written September 8, 2018
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