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

The Monte delle Prestanze in the new city layout

St. Agatha and the candelore

The Staircase of Angels

The palace, the town, the church

A new site for the church of San Giorgio

The Church of Madonna della Stella

The dynamics of the Church of San Michele

Majestic exteriors, grandiose interiors

The articulated interior spaces

The expansion of space and changing reality

Religious architecture

A stone garden

Baroque creativity: recurring themes

Scenography, lights and colours of the cathedral

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Carlo and the former Jesuit college

The Madonna dei Conadomini and the art of devotion

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

The Antonino Uccello Birthplace Museum

The church of San Nicolò l’Arena: the majesty of an unfinished beauty

Unusual iconographies: the Burgos crucifix

The senses tell the Cathedral of Sant’Agata

Palazzo Zacco, a balance between sobriety and decoration

From the end of the world to rebirth from the rubble

The senses tell the Benedictine Monastery and the Church of San Nicolò l’Arena

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

Expansion, spatiality and light in the church of San Domenico

The Church of St. John the Evangelist

One city, three sites

The city of Modica, a balance between nature and urbanism

San Domenico and Gagliardi’s work

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Paolo

Piazza Duomo, the elephant fountain, the heart of the city

Virtuosity, decorations and altars

Baroque and the loss of balance in the 16th century

The senses tell of Palazzo della Cancelleria

The Church of St. Paul

Verticality and dynamism of the façade of the Church of San Carlo

A story of rebirth

The senses tell the Church of San Michele

Palazzo della Cancelleria: from former stable to the Nicastro family

The interiors: diffused light and Byzantine relics

The Church of St. Mary of the Mountain

The senses tell the Church of San Domenico

The interior and works of art

The church and the college

The smallest Greek theatre in the world

The art of maiolica

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

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Ducezio

The Monastery of the Benedictine nuns

The Franciscan convent

A Nobel Prize in Modica

The senses tell the story of the Sanctuary Church of Santa Maria della Stella

Scenography and devotion for St. Agatha

A unifying project for the city of Catania

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Benedetto

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The Church of St. Julian on Via dei Crociferi

Palazzo Trigona: a building with a complex shape

The eagle-shaped city

The triumph of Baroque: expansion of spaces

The senses tell of the Cathedral of San Pietro

Expanded spaces, stucco and colourful lights

The senses tell the story of the Church of the Badia di Sant’Agata

Rebirth and urban planning of the city of Noto

Akrai and Syracuse: an unbreakable bond

The new roads of the city

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

Scicli, the city of Baroque scenery

A compromise between Neoclassicism and Baroque

Luminous sacred spaces

The senses tell the Cathedral of San Giorgio

The Benedictines’ library

The Infiorata of Noto, a modern tradition

The Church of St. Francis

The city within the city

Palazzo Trigona di Canicarao

A casket of precious works

Madonna of the Militia: a singular warrior virgin

City and nature

Garden of Novices and the restorations by Giancarlo De Carlo

Altars, saints and sculptural works

The senses tell about Palazzo Beneventano

The works in the church

The Palazzo dei due mori

Militello: The story of an enlightened fiefdom

The senses tell the story of the Church of Santa Maria del Monte

The casket of austerity under the great dome

The beginning of an authentic Baroque conception

The two churches

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

Reconstruction after the earthquake

The church and the monastery

The senses tell the story of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista

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

The senses tell about Palazzo Zacco

The city palace

Fountain of the Nymph Zizza: public water in the town

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

The interior of the church: space and colour

The illusion of light and the decorative splendour

The Church of St. Benedict

A heritage of votive works

Art in the cathedral

The senses tell about Palazzo Trigona

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.