CHIESA MADRE DI SANTA CROCE

The Mother Church of Santa Croce is the main church of Palomonte. It stands on top of the hill, in the middle of the historic center of the town, on the walls of a previous sacred building, destroyed during a serious earthquake at the end of the 17th century. Following this event, the church was completely razed to the ground and all the documentation preserved in it was also lost. At the beginning of the 18th century, the new church was built: the oldest documents kept in the archive are in fac read more

The Mother Church of Santa Croce is the main church of Palomonte. It stands on top of the hill, in the middle of the historic center of the town, on the walls of a previous sacred building, destroyed during a serious earthquake at the end of the 17th century. Following this event, the church was completely razed to the ground and all the documentation preserved in it was also lost. At the beginning of the 18th century, the new church was built: the oldest documents kept in the archive are in fact dated 1725. This church is flanked by a mighty bell tower. read less