“La Magione” basilica in the originally-Arab Kalsa district of Palermo is another example of Norman-Arab architecture. Built around 1190, it is one of the oldest churches in Palermo. It’s proper name is the Basilica of the Holy Trinity of the Chancellor. It came to be commonly known as La Magione because “magione” translates to “mansion.” Mansion, because within its grounds, which also includes a 12th century cloister, is a dormitory that during the crusades housed the Teutonic order of knights.
