Basilica of Santa Maria de finibus terrae

It is said that San Pietro stopped to Leuca in his journey to Rome and since then the temple dedicated to the goddess Minerva, located on the japigian promontory, became a place of Christian worship and one of the main pilgrimage centers of the ancient and the middle ages.
The devotion of the believers towards the Madonna di Leuca has ancient origins: it speaks of a great miracle that saved the fishermen on April 13, 365 from a storm.
The current structure of the fortified church was built between 1720 and 1755 by Archbishop John Giannelli, to resist the numerous and repeated attacks by the turks and saracens.
From 7 October 1990, the sanctuary has been elected to minor basilica.