The church
know was severely damaged by the Turks in 1480, by soldiers of the Count of Lecce in 1495 and by the Venetians in 1528, cadde per vetustà e ne venne costruita un’altra nel 1581 dedicata alla Madonna del Foggiaro. Anche questa nuova costruzione, per cattiva manutenzione probabilmente, subì delle rovine; per questo si ritenne necess ary restore and enlarge it, beginning to implement the project in 1763. On 24 July 1784, the work was done. Of fine Baroque style with a stone facade with a portal, flanked by pairs of columns and topped by a shrine niche. The interior is of majestic proportions and the shape of a Latin cross is full of light, for 18 eyes lit mixtilinear and 4 small eyes in the cruise. The vaults are full of fillers, artistically adorning everything. Beyond the main altar, built in 1876, which is dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, has 12 side altars. Il pulpito intagliato a fogliame è opera dell’artista Raffaele Monteanni di Lequile, che lo eseguì nell’anno 1795. Sono presenti anche alcune tele e quadri di valore del famoso Tiziano Veneziano, by Catalano, Coppola, Palma of the young and Veronese. The Crypt, located in the underground part of the building, the mortal remains of an eminent son of Tricase, John Panico, Cardinal Holy Roman Church. 
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