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The Baronial
Castle was built in the 17th century on the rests of an old fortress
according to the will of
the
Baron Capece. The pre-existing structure dated to the time of Fabiano Securo who
built the castle to protect the village. The castle has also a citrus orchard
and a roof garden. The Parish Church is dedicated to St Biagio. It was built in
1967 and has a modern style. Inside there are three altars and an interesting
wooden crucifix by Francesco Brogna. The church of St Sophia was the previous
Parish Church. It was rebuilt after it collapsed in 1932. It had a Byzantine
style with a Greek cross plan but it became a Latin Cross after the rebuilding.
The Chapel of St Bartholomew dates to the 18th century. The painting
on its altar is very interesting. The Chapel of the St Medici is a small
building and opens only September 26th for the celebration of the
saints. The Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows is in the countryside and is a very
simple church. The Chapel of the Virgin was built in the 18th century
and became the parish Church when the first one collapsed. It is an aisleless
church with an altar and a pipe organ. The Chapel of St Joseph and St Theresa
belong to the Cazzatos while the Chapel of St Biagio belongs to the Bleves. The
small chapel of St Maura is outside the urban area. We do not know exactly when
it was built but we know it was built as a token of gratitude by a group of
seamen who escaped shipwreck. The chapel opens every 1st of May for a
Mass in celebration of the Saint. The patron saint of Corsano is St Biagio and
the population celebrates him on February 3rd.
The nickname
of the people of Corsano is “carcagni tosti” that means, “hard heels”. This
nickname
could have two reasons: since the people of Corsano knew how to produce salt,
they had to walk on the sea rocks for a long time and the skin of their feet
became irremediably thickened. Corsano is only a small village and so young men
had to walk towards the neighbouring villages in order to find a job, since
shoes and street were not as usual as we know now, they could not do without
hardening their poor feet skin.
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