Chiesa madre di Bivona, Medieval Catholic church in Bivona, Italy

The Chiesa madre di Bivona, now in ruins, was a basilica-plan church with three naves, probably divided by six square pillars per side carrying pointed arches; the central nave was twice as wide as the lateral ones. Pastoral visit records give about 36.5 m in length, 16.5 m in width and 7.6 m in height at the side naves. The surviving facade has a Gothic portal, popularly but improperly called "Arab-Norman", with three recessed bands carved with a Greek cross, an Agnus Dei, a prophet, a nursing woman and the Annunciation, topped by a large rose window and three coats of arms, including that of the Chiaramonte family.

The church was built after Giovanni Chiaramonte received the lordship of Bivona in 1374, and was dedicated to Santa Maria Mater Salvatoris. It was restored in the 17th and 18th centuries, but in 1781 its role as mother church passed to the church of the Jesuits because of its poor condition. It was closed for worship in 1824 and now stands in ruins.

The church was dedicated to Santa Maria Mater Salvatoris. Its Gothic portal, popularly though improperly called "Arab-Norman", carries carved arch keys: a Greek cross, an Agnus Dei, a prophet with a staff, a nursing woman perhaps symbolising Charity, and the Annunciation. Three coats of arms surround the rose window, including that of the Chiaramonte family.

The church is a ruin and closed to worship since 1824, so there is no interior to visit; the artworks were moved to the new mother church. What remains is the facade with its Gothic portal, visible from the outside in the southern part of Bivona.

The Gothic portal survives, though locals wrongly call it "Arab-Norman". Its arch keystones are carved, from top to bottom, with a Greek cross, an Agnus Dei, a prophet with a staff, a nursing woman (perhaps Charity) and the Annunciation. Three coats of arms surround the rose window above, one of them the Chiaramonte family's.