Tag: church

• June 26, 2014

  San Cataldo in Palermo Boasts Spellbinding Mosaics

  The inlaid floor of Chiesa Capitolare di San Cataldo in Palermo is a spectacular example of Arab and Norman architectural and decorative styles. Stone and marble pieces create spellbinding pavement mosaics. The church was built in the 1150s by Maio of Bari, William I’s top emir, or commander.

• April 18, 2014

  A “Pietà” in Palermo

  The baroque Chiesa di Sant’Anna la Misericordia (Church of St. Anne the Merciful) in Palermo was consecrated in 1639. Before Santa Rosalia became Palermo’s patron saint, Saint Anne was one of the four co-patrons of the city. The facade of church, shown here, has been restored several times due to damage by earthquakes over the…

• April 13, 2014

  Santo Sepolcro, Bagheria

  Detail from the facade of the Chiesa del Santo Sepolcro di Gerusalemme in Bagheria. The cornerstone was laid in 1740.