article_snippet.sent: Lecce, at the heel of Italy’s
article_snippet.sent: Lecce, at the heel of Italy’s
article_snippet.sent: The origins of Lecce in southern Italy are thought to be more than 2,000 years old.
article_snippet.sent: The origins of Lecce in southern Italy was founded by the Messapii, who are said to have been Cretans in Greek records, explaining the city's Greek culture.
article_snippet.sent: Oronotius of Lecce, who is known as Sant'Oronzo is thought to have served as the city's first Christian bishop and is now Lecce's patron saint.