Santa Maria dell'aiuto, Sicilian Baroque shrine in central Catania, Italy.
The church features a wide staircase leading to a facade with modified Ionic columns and two tall stone columns with Corinthian capitals.
After the 1693 Sicily earthquake destroyed the original Santissimi Pietro e Paolo church, architect Antonino Battaglia designed the current structure with decorations by Michele Orlando.
The main altar displays a venerated Byzantine icon of the Virgin, positioned above polychrome marble and accompanied by statues of Saints Peter and Paul.
Located at Via Santa Maria dell'Aiuto 80, the church stands at the intersection of Via San Giovanni and Via Consolato della Seta.
The church contains a scale reproduction of the Holy House of Loreto, complete with an eighteenth-century marble screen in one of its chapels.
Location: Catania
Architects: Antonino Battaglia
Architectural style: Sicilian Baroque
Website: http://santuariomadonnaiuto.it
GPS coordinates: 37.50057,15.08168
Latest update: March 5, 2025 20:47
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