The Monastery of Santa Chiara in Nardó (Lecce, Italy): GPR preliminary results

The Monastery of S. Chiara of Nardò, the oldest in southern Italy, was erected in 1256, only three years after the birth of St. Chiara in heaven. It was Tommaso Gentile, Count of Nardò, who opened the doors of the medieval city walls to receive the first Clarisse nuns. Following the example of Mother St. Chiara, many young women over the centuries have consecrated their lives at the service of the Lord and of the brothers in the cloister, generous and holy souls among whom Sister Chiara Isabella D'Amato of Seclì, who died in the concept of holiness. A study was undertaken in some areas inside of the Monastery to investigate the buried archaeological structures. The ground-penetrating radar analysis showed them to be anomalies likely associated with archaeological remains