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Spencer Olson (11 months ago)
€2.50 entrance fee per person goes to the restoration effort.
€2.50 entrance fee per person goes to the restoration effort.
Francine Laura (2 years ago)
If you are down at the Cala, this is an interesting all the church to see. It is called St Mary of the Chains because during medieval times there was literally a chain attached to the church which closed the gates to the city port.
If you are down at the Cala, this is an interesting all the church to see. It is called St Mary of the Chains because during medieval times there was literally a chain attached to the church which closed the gates to the city port.
Zoharon (3 years ago)
Very nice
Very nice
Alessandro Cutelli (3 years ago)
Late medieval church dedicated to the Madonna della Catena and located near the port. Here, in fact, there was a long chain that was stretched up to the "Castello a mare" with the aim of protecting the entrance to the commercial port of the city. The external aspect reveals a Renaissance style with some Norman influences in the use of the lowered arches of the gallery, while the internal structure recalls, in the use of the ribbed cross vaults, the Italian late-Gothic tradition. Do not miss the fresco located in the second side chapel on the right, depicting the nursing Virgin, known as the Madonna delle Grazie, and dating back to the 14th century. A.D. On the sides of the Marian fresco there are testimonies of paintings dating back to the post-Tridentine period, which had covered the original fresco due to the nakedness of the Virgin's breast. Access to the church, outside of religious ceremonies, is via the purchase of a ticket of only € 2.5, with a possible discount if you have already visited the churches of the Palermo circuit.
Late medieval church dedicated to the Madonna della Catena and located near the port. Here, in fact, there was a long chain that was stretched up to the "Castello a mare" with the aim of protecting the entrance to the commercial port of the city. The external aspect reveals a Renaissance style with some Norman influences in the use of the lowered arches of the gallery, while the internal structure recalls, in the use of the ribbed cross vaults, the Italian late-Gothic tradition. Do not miss the fresco located in the second side chapel on the right, depicting the nursing Virgin, known as the Madonna delle Grazie, and dating back to the 14th century. A.D. On the sides of the Marian fresco there are testimonies of paintings dating back to the post-Tridentine period, which had covered the original fresco due to the nakedness of the Virgin's breast. Access to the church, outside of religious ceremonies, is via the purchase of a ticket of only € 2.5, with a possible discount if you have already visited the churches of the Palermo circuit.
Adriana Anello (4 years ago)
Married in this church .. the most beautiful church in Palermo for me .. I have always wanted for my wedding a church with a large and high staircase and this is fantastic .. the place where it is located is beautiful .. di facing the Cala .. 5 stars definitely sicuramente
Married in this church .. the most beautiful church in Palermo for me .. I have always wanted for my wedding a church with a large and high staircase and this is fantastic .. the place where it is located is beautiful .. di facing the Cala .. 5 stars definitely sicuramente
