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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 St. Biagio's Chapelthe 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 nicknameAltar of St. Bartolo's Chapel 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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