Mother Church of San Gregorio Magno

The original construction dates back to the 15th century, but over the centuries the Church of San Gregorio Magno (St. Gregory the Great) has been rebuilt several times until it reached its present form.

The chapels of the Three Kingdoms, of the Madonna of the Mercy and of the Blessed Sacrament date from the 17th
century, as well as the bell tower, which was partially destroyed by the earthquake of 1693.

At the end of the 18th century the interior was redesigned by the architect Natale Bonaiuto.

On the side of the church there is a finely decorated Gothic portal, accessed by a double staircase.

The façade is in Baroque style with a broken tympanum and protruding columns.

To the right of the apse is the bell tower. The interior, with three naves, contains some precious works, such as the altarpieces of the Martyrdom of St. Lawrence and the Madonna of the Mercy by Filippo Paladini.

Of great value are the 17th-century wooden statue of St. Catherine, from the church of the same name, and that of St. Silvia, sculpted in Ortisei in the 19th century.

Note the reproduction of the Last Supper by the Florentine painter Leonardo da Vinci, a 19th-century work by G. Emanuele Passanisi.

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Via Catullo, 1, Vizzini CT, Italy