The complex, which includes both the Church of the Most Holy Crucifix and the convent dedicated to St. Sebastian, was erected in 1474 with the help of Duke Ferdinand II Orsini, on the remains of a Benedictine abbey and a nearby church dedicated to St. Mary of Peace.

The interior of the church has three naves divided by octagonal pillars. Among the most interesting works is the canvas of St. Sebastian, signed Fra Giuseppe da Gravina. Special attention is paid to the cloister of the monastery adjacent to the church. It has a square courtyard, with wide arcades on the first floor and on which the factories on the second floor are set. Each side of the arcade has five round-arched aisles, supported by cruciform pillars, columns with fine capitals, leaning internally and stylobate around the courtyard, interrupted in the four center arches.

The monastery is built around the square-plan cloister with porticoes giving access to various rooms on the ground floor and a staircase leading to the upper floor where the monks’ cells were located. There are a total of fifty rooms between the ground and upper floors. Also on the ground floor were a dining hall, a water cistern, and small gardens with fruit trees. Entrance to the convent was through an archivolted gateway. The convent was generally devoid of decoration except for the cloister. Each side has five arches supported by pillars embellished with phytomorphic and zoomorphic motifs.

This place is included in the route:

• The Convents

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