TweetThe Church of Santa Chiara is one of the most beautiful and famous churches of Lecce, in the historic center of the city, behind Piazza S. Oronzo, overlooking the piazza Vittorio Emanuele. The Church of St. Clare was built in 1429 by the will of the bishop of Lecce Thomas Ammirato and his most famous is the particular ceiling, made entirely from papier mache.