28 marzo 2024 Santa Lucia Cagliari Ricerche sulla chiesa pił antica della cittą |
MP3 Audio GuideThe ExcavationsThe excavations of 2011 have exposed the sanctuary and part of the nave. At marker <1> you see the stairs up to the sanctuary, which was slightly elevated in 1680. Markers <2> to <5> show a number of levels that were created during various renovations over the last 400 years:
Three graves from the 18th Century have been excavated. The grave at Marker <6> belonged to a man who was about 1.80 meters or 5'10" tall, probably a foreigner. Historical sources show that since the end of the 16th Century, several French businessmen who lived in Cagliari were buried here. Until 1816, more than 1,000 people were laid to rest at Santa Lucia. |
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