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Chiesa di San Rocco di Candela

Surrounded by greenery is the Church dedicated to the Patron Saint of pestilence.

The place

Walking in the pine forest of the hill of San Rocco you can admire one of the buildings most loved by the inhabitants of Candela: the Church of San Rocco, guardian of one of the relics of the Saint, rebuilt in 1930. This delightful structure has a neo-Romanesque facade that frames a massive portal. On it since 1934 stands an admirable mosaic in neo-Byzantine style with gold inserts depicting the Saint, a precious gift of the Marchioness Antoinette Ciampolillo. Inside there is an interesting stoup in stone, of the eighteenth century, coming from the original building, the sacred and a relic of San Rocco.


Location

Via Lorenzo Fredella, Candela

The village

Candela

Candela is a charming town, located on the border with Basilicata and Campania, between the Ofanto River and the Carapelle Torrent, whose first settlements can be traced back to the Lombard era.

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