Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

sight

The evocative panorama over the city

One of the best features of this church is undoubtedly its loggia dome.
From the cantoria, or chancel, once only accessible to the nuns, you can admire the impressive 360 degree panorama.
A magnificent view allows you to admire the former monastery and the historic centre of Catania in their entirety.

hearing

The songs of the Benedictine nuns

During the feast of St. Agatha, the statue of Catania’s patron saint would be carried in front of the church and left there for some time so that from above, behind the gratings, the devout Benedictine nuns could honour the Saint with singing and prayer.
Currently the rite continues at the church of San Benedetto (St. Benedict), the new home of the Benedictine nuns.

Next step The church and the monastery

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The city within the city

The Staircase of Angels

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

The interior and works of art

Luminous sacred spaces

The casket of austerity under the great dome

The two churches

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The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

The Badia di Sant’Agata (St. Agatha’s Abbey)

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The freedom of worship and the Catholic Church’s role in the diffusion of Baroque

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The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

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Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The city palace

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Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

The Palazzo dei due mori

The palace, the town, the church

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

The eagle-shaped city

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

A stone garden

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The interior of the church: space and colour

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Altars, saints and sculptural works

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Baroque creativity: recurring themes

A heritage of votive works

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

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A unifying project for the city of Catania

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A casket of precious works

City and nature

A story of rebirth

The Benedictines’ library

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The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

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Views denied, views conquered: the power of the devout Benedictines

The Church of St. Francis

The Franciscan convent

Religious architecture

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

The Duomo di San Giorgio (Cathedral of St. George)

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

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Barresi-Branciforte: the lords of the fiefdom and the modernisation of the town

St. Agatha and the candelore

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Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

The art of maiolica

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

The Church of St. Benedict

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

Reconstruction after the earthquake

Geometry and wonder in civic architecture in the Baroque of the Val di Noto

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

Art in the cathedral

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

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The Church of Madonna della Stella

The church and the monastery

The neo-Gothic seminary chapel: symbols, light and space

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

The new roads of the city

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giuliano ai Crociferi

The works in the church

The Church of St. Paul

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The expansion of space and changing reality

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

One city, three sites

The articulated interior spaces

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

Informazioni

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MiC – Ministero della Cultura Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.

Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.

Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.