Chiesa della Madonna del Rosario, Neoclassical church in Pozzallo, Italy

The Chiesa della Madonna del Rosario is a Latin-cross church in Pozzallo with three naves, the side ones separated from the central nave by square-section columns. The apse holds a late-19th-century papier-mâché statue of the Madonna del Rosario by Luigi Guacci of Lecce, flanked by two canvases by the local painter Roberto Porcelli. The transept has two side chapels, one with the Blessed Sacrament, two frescoes and a Sacred Heart statue, the other with a crucifix and two canvases by Valente Assenza.

Construction began in 1876 on the initiative of Reverend Vincenzo Ferreri. Under Don Alessandro Giannone, who was devoted to the Madonna del Rosario, the first order of the facade was completed in 1891 and the church was consecrated to her. Work ended in 1937 with the apse, two side chapels and the second order of the facade. On 15 September 1958 the Madonna del Rosario was proclaimed patron saint of Pozzallo.

The church is commonly called San Pietro after the square where it stands, since the first parish depended on the cathedral of San Pietro in Modica. On 15 September 1958 the Madonna del Rosario was proclaimed patron saint of Pozzallo, and her feast is held every 7 October.

The building is open to the public during daytime hours, and it is advisable to check opening times which align with service schedules. Visitors should wear appropriate clothing and maintain quiet behavior, as this is an active place of worship.

The wooden pulpit is the work of Raffaele Caruso, dated 1910. Two wooden confessionals were donated to the parish by the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi. In the apse stands a late-19th-century papier-mâché statue of the Madonna del Rosario by the Lecce craftsman Luigi Guacci.