Religious Heritage of Basilicata
Basilicata’s religious landscape is defined by the rupestrian architecture of the Sassi di Matera and the monumental cathedrals of the interior. This collection spans from the 8th-century rock-cut frescoes of Santa Lucia alle Malve to the 18th-century Baroque facade of Chiesa del Purgatorio. Key sites include the Romanesque Cattedrale di Acerenza, the subterranean mummification rooms of San Pietro Barisano, and the 13th-century Matera Cathedral, illustrating the region's transition from Byzantine monasticism to Latin ecclesiastical dominance.
A Matera Cathedral
Matera Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Matera, Basilicata, Italy.
B Madonna de Idris e San Giovanni in Monterrone
Rock-hewn church carved into the Monterrone limestone cliff. It contains 12th to 17th-century frescoes and is connected to the San Giovanni in Monterrone crypt.
C Santa Lucia alle Malve
8th-century rupestrian monastic complex featuring well-preserved frescoes, including the 'Madonna del Latte.' It served as a Benedictine nunnery until the 16th century.
D San Giovanni Battista, Matera
The Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista is a Roman Catholic church dating to the 13th and 18th centuries, located in Matera in the Italian…
E Convento di Sant'Agostino
16th-century complex built over a medieval rock-cut crypt. Located in the Sasso Barisano, it features a late Baroque facade and a historic Augustinian monastery.
F San Pietro Caveoso
San Pietro Caveoso, also known as "Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church" is a Catholic church situated in the Sassi of Matera.
G Sant Pietro Barisano
The largest rupestrian church in Matera, dating to the 12th century. It features an underground 'putridarium' with stone niches used for the mummification of priests.
H Chiesa del Purgatorio
18th-century Baroque church notable for its facade decorated with sculptures of skulls. It was built for the Confraternity of Purgatory and features a Greek-cross interior.
I Chiesa di San Francesco d'Assisi
Baroque church built atop the 11th-century subterranean crypt of Saints Peter and Paul. The 18th-century exterior houses several historic polyptychs and paintings.
J Potenza Cathedral
The Cathedral of San Gerardo is the main church or duomo of the city of Potenza, capital of the province of the same name, and of the…
K Cattedrale di Acerenza
11th-century Romanesque-Gothic cathedral featuring a prominent ambulatory with three radiating chapels. The interior houses a Renaissance crypt with frescoes and marble carvings.
L Castelmezzano
Castelmezzano is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata.
M San Michele Arcangelo, Potenza
San Michele Arcangelo is a romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in the city of Potenza, region of Basilicata, Italy.
N Madonna delle Vergini
Rock-cut church located in the Murgia Materana Park across the Gravina ravine. It features a masonry facade and interior frescoes dating to the 16th century.
O Montescaglioso
Montescaglioso is a town and comune in the Province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy.
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