The chapel of the Madonna di territorio Pisello, in Lequile, takes its name from the nearby Casina Pisello, used at the beginning of the century as a tobacco factory for the Bozzicolonna company, stands on a small crossroads of rural roads in the territory of Lequile and exactly the ancient road axis, much crossed in the past, which, starting from Lecce and passing through Rudiae, continued to Copertino, intercepting the Via Sallentina that led from Taranto to Leuca.
The Chapel was built by Vincenzo ser Odobauto, a Venetian lord in 1625, and in honor of the Virgin. The facade is linear, with a door surmounted by a commemorative plaque and a window with a coat of arms above (today indecipherable.) The church has a small bell gable located in the rear north part.
Inside, with a single nave, there is a fresco from 1730 on the altarpiece depicting the Virgin Odigitria pointing to the Child Jesus and holding a parchment. The fresco is surrounded by a canopy, also frescoed, surmounted by a crown.
In the Chapel there are also other recently made frescoes depicting the Holy Spirit and the Risen Christ. On the right wall many faithful leave photos and images of their deceased in memory, making this chapel a sort of churchyard of memory.
Cav. Antonio Margiotta
foto: Patrizia Calogiuri
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