San Francesco all'Immacolata, church building in Comiso, Italy
San Francesco all'Immacolata is a church in Comiso built in the Gothic-Catalan style, with a single nave and a gabled facade. The facade has a simple portal flanked by two slender columns and an oculus above. The Naselli chapel-mausoleum is square at the base and becomes octagonal at the level of the dome cornice, with the apse at the rear.
Construction of the church took place between 1549 and 1571, largely rebuilding an earlier structure while keeping the outer walls intact. Major restoration work was undertaken in the 1930s by archaeologist Biagio Pace to return it to its original appearance.
The church has served as a spiritual center for Comiso's community for centuries and continues to host religious practices and local traditions today. Its modest interior with a single nave creates a space where visitors can focus on the artworks and feel connected to the devotion of those who built it.
The church stands in central Comiso, next to the convent with its square cloister and sober portico. The interior is a single nave, so the Naselli chapel and the marble mausoleum of Gaspare Naselli by Antonio Gagini are quickly found. Look for the 17th-century wooden cantoria divided into nine compartments with baskets of flowers and fruit.
The Naselli family chapel inside the church has a distinctive shape that transitions from square at its base to octagonal as it rises, topped with a small rounded dome. This unusual design shows the skill of builders who shaped the structure across several centuries of work and restoration.
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