Colonna di Sant'Oronzo - Lecce, Italy
N 40° 21.181 E 018° 10.370
34T E 259905 N 4470777
This column, which stands in a large plaza in the center of Lecce, once stood in Brindisi to mark the end of the Appian Way. It now serves as a pedestal for a statue of a venerated local saint.
Waymark Code: WMRCNA
Location: Puglia, Italy
Date Posted: 06/09/2016
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Two Roman columns once marked the end of the Appian Way in Brindisi. When one of them crumbled in 1582 some of the pieces were rescued and subsequently donated to Lecce (the base and capital remain in Brindisi). The old column was rebuilt in 1666 with a statue of Lecce's patron saint placed on top. Sant'Oronzo is venerated for supposedly saving the city of Brindisi from a 1656 plague.
- from Lonely Planet