Parish of Maria Santissima Annunziata - Matrice - Mother Church

The Parish of Maria Santissima Annunziata - Matrice of Racalmuto (Agrigento), on 20 June 1620, was blessed by the Bishop of Girgenti and definitively raised to the status of the Mother Church.

The Mother Church is the largest place of worship in the country with its 50 meters. in length and 16 in width. The main façade falls on Corso Garibaldi, not far from the Chiaramontano Castle.

The external facade, in Gothic style, divided into three sectors, is characterized by the two bell towers, which rise laterally and are surmounted by spiers and pinnacles.

A mechanical clock is placed on the high wall of one of the towers while on the other bell tower there is the sundial. Interesting details of the central facade are the portal, the iron door donated in 1871 by the Administration of the Heirs of Don Calogero Mantia, the decorations with blind arches with pointed mullioned windows, the central eight-lobed rose window and the lunette on the tympanum of the pediment. triangular.

The Church has three naves with two rows of columns that support the round arches. The interior is rich in stuccos, a great profusion of gold, cherubs and bas-reliefs made by F. Lebrotti (seventeenth-century baroque).

The altar frontal in embossed silver (1750) decorated in gold is of considerable artistic value. The statuary group of the Annunciation and the Archangel Gabriel dominates the central altar, all in polychrome wood. Of great value is a silver reliquary, containing the relics of Santa Rosalia.

Inside the matrix there are important paintings by the racalmutese painter Pietro D'Asaro. Of significant historical importance is the Parish Archive kept within "La Matrice".

Map: Parish of Maria Santissima Annunziata - Matrice - Mother Church

vCard Info:

Address: Via Garibaldi, 132, 92020
Racalmuto (AG) Sicilia
Latitude: 37.40894915302581
Longitude: 13.7328933945067
Site: ...

vCard created by: Ass. Consorzio Turistico Racalmuto
Currently owned by: Ass. Consorzio Turistico Racalmuto

Type: Building
Function: Church
Creation date: 05-05-2022 10:09
Last update: 09/05/2022