Santa Lucia alla Badia
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| Patronage : | Lucia of Syracuse |
| Address: | Piazza Duomo, Siracusa |
Coordinates: 37 ° 3 ′ 31.2 ″ N , 15 ° 17 ′ 35.5 ″ E
Santa Lucia alla Badia is a Baroque church in Syracuse , Sicily . She is the city's patron saint, St. Lucia of Syracuse , consecrated. The special attraction of the church is the altarpiece Burial of St. Lucia by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio from 1608.
Location and location
The church is located at the southern end of the cathedral square of Syracuse, which is also the highest point on the Ortygia peninsula . To the right of the church, Via Pompeo Picherali leads down to the Arethusa spring .
history
The original Cistercian monastery and church from the 15th century was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1693 . The planning of the new church was entrusted to the important city architect Luciano Caracciolo . The new building in the baroque style took place between 1695 and 1705.
architecture
The high facade is separated into two floors by a filigree, wrought-iron balcony. A double-storey blind facade with an iron cross completes the 25 m high facade. The overall impression is determined by the baroque entrance portal with its free-standing, winding columns and the rich ornamentation of the gable. The finely executed, rich décor is reminiscent of the Plateresque style of Spain at the end of the 15th century.
Interior
The single-nave interior has four baroque altars. A dome with frescoes depicting the triumph of Saint Lucia (1783) spans the presbytery . In the apse, behind the main altar, is the main attraction of the church: the painting Burial of St. Lucia , which Caravaggio originally created for the church of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro in 1608. The painting is part of the collection of the Museo Regionale di Palazzo Bellomo .
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Brigit Carnabuci: Sicily. Greek temples, Roman villas, Norman cathedrals and baroque cities in the center of the Mediterranean (= DuMont art travel guide ). 6th, updated edition. DuMont Reiseverlag, Ostfildern 2011, ISBN 978-3-7701-4385-6 .
