Madonna dell'Itria alla Kalsa
The Chiesa della Madonna dell'Itria dei Cocchieri is a Renaissance church in the Kalsa of Palermo .
history
The small church on Via Alloro was built between 1596 and 1611 by the Confraternita der Cocchieri over a crypt of the Association of the Carrettieri . It was consecrated, like some other churches in Sicily - another still preserved in Palermo is the Chiesa della Madonna dell'Itria o della Pinta - the Madonna Odigitria or Madonna della Itria .
description
Of the simple facade, only the small bell tower, designed as a facade rider, has survived from the construction period. The interior of the single-nave church is as simple as its exterior and measures only 14.45 × 7.35 m. Two paintings ("Madonna" and "Christ's Resurrection") adorn the walls.
Like only a few churches in Palermo, the Madonna dell'Itria has an approximately 150 m² large crypt which served as the final resting place for the carters and later for the brotherhood “Gesù e Maria”. The walls and ceilings are frescoed with “Last Judgment” and “Redemption” by an unknown painter.
literature
- Adriana Chirco: Palermo la città ritrovata. Flaccovio, Palermo 1999, ISBN 88-7758-469-6 .
- Giuseppe Bellafiore: Palermo. Guida della città e dei dintorni. Punto Grafica, Palermo 2002.
- Cesare De Seta, M. Antonietta Spadaro, Sergio Troisi: Palermo città d'arte. Guida ai monumenti di Palermo e Monreale . Edizioni Ariete, Palermo 1998, p. 122 no.56 : Chiesa della Madonna dell'Itria dei Cocchieri by Francesco Paolo Campione
- Giulia Sommariva: Palermo. Cento chiese nell'ombra. Photography by Andrea Ardizzone . Dario Flaccovio, Palermo 2007, pp. 246-248. ISBN 978-88-7758-770-1 as Santa Maria dell'Itria o dei Cocchieri .
Web links
- Entry on palermoviva
- Entry on Portals delle Confraternite
- Brief information on the Confraternita with the program of religious events in 2018: “Palermo, Capitale Italiana della Cultura”.
Coordinates: 38 ° 6 ′ 55.6 ″ N , 13 ° 22 ′ 2.9 ″ E