The Church of Saints Peter and Paul of Mercogliano is located in the medieval village of Capocastello. Among the most important places of worship in the Irpinia city, it was built in the 13th century within the old walls that surrounded the historic center of the village, on a site where there was a temple dedicated to Castor and Pollux: the pagan cult was therefore replaced with the Christian one, which has survived to the present day. Various vicissitudes linked to natural events, such as eart read more
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul of Mercogliano is located in the medieval village of Capocastello. Among the most important places of worship in the Irpinia city, it was built in the 13th century within the old walls that surrounded the historic center of the village, on a site where there was a temple dedicated to Castor and Pollux: the pagan cult was therefore replaced with the Christian one, which has survived to the present day. Various vicissitudes linked to natural events, such as earthquakes and fires, combined with subsequent renovations, have modified its structure and original appearance. Today, the Church has a tall bell tower on the outside that previously served as a watchtower, with Gothic mullioned windows and an octagonal cell, equipped with accommodation for the ancient bells. The internal religious environment houses a fresco depicting a "Madonna with Child", found behind one of the niches that housed the statue of Saint Lucia, and a high altar, where it is possible to admire a case containing the sacred relics, kept here for centuries and belonging to the three Patron Saints of the city, whose bodies were found in the religious building dedicated to them, the Church of Saints Modestino, Fiorentino and Flaviano. read less
