Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Palermo)
Santa Maria dei Miracoli is a Renaissance church in Palermo .
The church is located in Piazza Marina , where a miracle is said to have happened on May 10, 1543 during the procession of the city saint, Santa Cristina , in which a paralyzed man was able to walk again. After further miracles occurred, Viceroy Giovanni de Vega (1547–1557) laid the foundation stone for the church. The Senate of Palermo founded a brotherhood in 1599 and in 1629 the brothers established a novitiate. The facade, which was only completed in 1748, is structured by four pillars that merge into pilasters and support a wide beam , above which a deep round window. The upper facade area is closed off by a wave gable. The annex on the north side houses the relics of Santa Apollonia. The stucco work inside is attributed to Fazio Gaggini . Numerous votive tablets were placed on the walls.
literature
- Giuseppe Bellafiore: Palermo. Guide to the city and the surrounding area. Istituto Geografico de Agostini, Novara 1959.
- Adriana Chirco: Palermo la città ritrovata. Flaccovio, Palermo 1999, ISBN 88-7758-469-6 .
- Pierfrancesco Palazzotto: Palermo. Guida agli oratori. Confraternite, compagnie e congregazioni dal XVI al XIX secolo . Kalós, Palermo 2004, ISBN 88-89224-07-X .
- Giuseppe Spatrisano: L'architettura del Cinquecento in Palermo. Flaccovio, Palermo 1961.
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Coordinates: 38 ° 7 '0.3 " N , 13 ° 22' 7.3" E