San Giacomo, church in Capizzi, Italy

San Giacomo is a sanctuary church on Piazza San Giacomo in Capizzi, with a facade rebuilt in the 1800s on a base of two rows of rectangular rustication. Its central portal sits under a blind round arch bearing a figure of Christ, and two orders of columns with plinths and Ionic-Corinthian capitals support the entablature. A niche with Baroque motifs holds Antonio Mascali Sciacchitano's 1883 statue of Saint James, and a late 20th-century stained-glass window shows the apostle with pilgrim staff and shells. Inside, a basilica plan of three naves rests on ten pillars clad in gilded stucco.

The sanctuary's origin is tied to the Aleramici marquises and their links with the Holy Land. Aragonese patronage enlarged the church, whose central vault bears the eagle of the Aragonese; the left transept keeps the original banner donated by Peter II of Aragon to the people of Capizzi. On 27 September 1999 Bishop Ignazio Zambito elevated it to a sanctuary during the Jacobean Holy Year.

The sanctuary stands on Piazza San Giacomo, not Piazza Umberto I, and is the oldest pilgrimage site on Sicily. Inside, the Chapel of the Holy Relics in the left transept displays the relics kept at Capizzi and the original banner given to the people of Capizzi by Peter II of Aragon. The saint's statue is carried in procession on a newer ferculum kept in the adjoining Oratory of the Buona Morte.

The church is accessed from the main square, making it easy to locate within the town. The interior is freely open for visitors to explore the three aisles and side chapels at their own pace without restrictions.

The left transept's Chapel of the Holy Relics displays the relics kept in Capizzi together with the original banner that Peter II of Aragon gave to the people of Capizzi. The same chapel holds them in a niche framed by twisted columns.