The Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Galatina Castel del Monte Tra le sue radici strisciavano

Tra le sue radici strisciavano i serpenti

Prima di «incroci»

Maria Clara Martinelli

nella quale perirono oltre millecinquecento soldati italiani

di ricordi

The Basilica of Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Galatina Castel del Monte Tra le sue radici strisciavanoPhotographs Ruggiero Doronzo Translated by Christina Jenkner The basilica of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Galatina, in the heart of the "Greek" Salento, is a unique sacred building that one would never expect to find in Puglia: the most complete pictorial cycles of the region unfold on its walls. Starting from the entrance, the cycle of the Apocalypse is distributed on the walls of the first span and the counter faade, while on the corresponding