San Pietro Caveoso

Local nameChiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
LocationSasso Caveoso, Matera, Italy

San Pietro Caveoso, also known as "Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church" is a Catholic worship place situated in the Sassi of Matera.

The front is in baroque style and presents three portals. Over each portal there is a niche with statues. They show the "Madonna of the mercy", "Saint Peter" and "Saint Paul". The side niches are surmounted by two rectangular windows and the central one by two single-lancet windows. There is a rose window and a bell tower with a pyramidal cusp on it.

The central nave ceiling is adorned with pictures of "Jesus and Saint Peter" and "Saint Paul's conversion". The 18th century altar has a wooden polyptych dating back to 1540, painted by an anonymous artist from Matera.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pietro_Caveoso

Address 11 Piazza San Pietro Caveoso, Matera 75100, Italy

Coordinates 40°39'51.934" N 16°36'45.378" E

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