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Sovereto Wheelchair Accessible Tours

A few kilometers away from the town of Terlizzi, in the province of Bari, stands the small medieval village of Sovereto wheelchair accessible tours.

Structured around two main streets that intersect, at the intersection of which is the entrance arch that leads to a Sanctuary, The Church of St Maria di Sovereto was born around 1100.

Its foundation can be traced back to the legend of the discovery of a sacred icon representing the Virgin and Child.

The sacred image is all the more interesting considering the fact that it is a Black Madonna.

The church was built above the survey cave, and in its vicinity the Knights Hospitaller of St John built a hospice for pilgrims and a hospital for the Crusaders.

According to some scholars, the church was previously a Domus Templar, subsequently passed to the Giovannites after the suppression of the Order, like many other assets of the Order of the Temple.

If from a historical point of view, however, it is not possible to affirm with absolute certainty the presence of the Templars in Sovereto, it is however possible to hypothesize it by taking into account the symbolism found inside the Sanctuary.

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The Church has a single nave, in the center of which, on the floor, there is a heavy metal grate that leads into the original cave, the one in which the discovery took place.

Inside there are some well-made canvases and in the central apse, remains of frescoes depicting Christ Pantocrator and some Apostles.

A side room that serves as a sacristy preserves some frescoes of complex esoteric symbolism.

The Sanctuary of St Maria di Sovereto wheelchair accessible tours, is a treasure chest of enormous archaeological, historical and artistic value.

In fact, it preserves numerous and evident traces of the monastic orders linked to the Knights Templar which can be traced back thanks to a cycle of paintings with interesting geometric and astronomical symbols.