The Sanctuary of St. Matthew the Apostle, in San Marco in Lamis (Gargano), is one of the oldest monasteries in Capitanata. Founded by Benedictines and recorded in 1007, it served as a spiritual stop for pilgrims on the Via Francigena toward Monte Sant’Angelo. After periods of decline, it passed to the Cistercians and, in 1568, to the Franciscan Observants, who revived it. At that time it received a relic of the Apostle Matthew (a tooth), still venerated today during the September 21st feast.
The monastery preserves a grand cloister, a medieval well crowned with St. Michael, and a single-nave church with Baroque side altars and medieval fresco remains. Notable treasures include the 1596 wooden statue of St. Matthew, a 17th-century choir, and a renowned library of over 60,000 volumes, maps, and manuscripts. Today, within the Gargano National Park, it remains a major site of pilgrimage, prayer, and culture.
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San Matteo, Via Convento, San Marco in Lamis, Italy - Web
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Relic of St Matthew
