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Churches in Filaga
The hamlet of Filaga was built by Baron Pietro Rostagno at the end of the 18th century under the name of San Ferdinando Buonriposo, in honour of the King of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand IV of Bourbon. Over time, the hamlet took the name of its feud, Flaca, Filaca and finally Filaga.
The vi...
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The Church of Holy Mary of Carmel
The Latin cross church was built by the Bonellos in 1150. It was refurbished in 1638 by the Carmelite Fathers on the site of the ancient Church of St Angelo. It is located outside the town and next to the town cemetery. On the high altar are the simulacrum of Mary Most Holy of Carmel, and on the sid...
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The Church of Saint Leonard
The Church of St. Leonard dates back to the early 1500s and was annexed to the Hospital for the sick poor, where the municipal library now stands. It houses the statue of Mary of the Purgatory Souls and paintings depicting the Deposition of Jesus, St Leonard, the Holy Souls of Purgatory and St Jude ...
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The Church of Saint Calogero
The construction of the church began in 1597 and was completed in 1722. It is on a high mountain called Calvary, where stands the wooden cross where Christ is crucified on Good Friday. On the high altar is the statue of Saint Calogero, the saint who evangelised Sicily during a long period of plague....
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The Church of Saint Rosalie
The church is located in the new part of the village. It was built in the 1960s, owing to the continuous urban expansion of the period. Its ground plan is in the shape of a Latin cross. On the high altar is a majestic wooden crucifix.
On the sides are statues of St Rosalie, Saint Pius of Pietrelcin...
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St. Joseph’s Church (St.Mary’s)
St. Joseph's Church, with a single nave, was founded by the Rev. Don Gismondo Marino in 1709. The date is engraved on the façade on the right side of the central entrance. The Collegio di Maria (the convent) was later annexed to it.
The church has a marble floor, snow-white walls, and simple archi...
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The Church of Saint John the Baptist
The Church of St. John the Baptist was built around 1633. It has two side arches containing the simulacra of St. Rita and St. John the Baptist with a lamb under his left arm with the inscription 'Ecce Agnus Dei' (Behold the Lamb of God). At the same time, he holds a red banner on his right, symbolis...
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The Church of Santa Anna
The Church of Santa Anna, previously called Santa Maria, was built in 1600. The bell tower is of ancient construction, presumably one of the watchtowers of the ancient settlement.
The church has a single nave with side chapels. On the right are the chapels of Saints Cosmas and Damian and Pope St. S...
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The Church of Santa Anna
c was founded in 1780 by Father Giorgio Orlando from Prizzi. It is characterised by its circular shape on the outside, polygonal inside and domed vaulting.
It has several altars: to the left are those of the Guardian Angel, the Heart of Jesus, and Mary Immaculate. To the right is St. John of Nepomu...
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Church of Maria SS. del Soccorso
The little church of Maria SS. del Soccorso was built in the 1650s. On entering, the altar of the Heart of Jesus is to the right. To the left is the one of St. Therese of the Child Jesus. On the high altar stands the wooden statue of Our Lady of Succour majestically, with the Child in her left arm, ...
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Corso Umberto I, 64
90038 Prizzi PA
Corso Umberto I, 64
90038 Prizzi PA
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90038 Prizzi PA
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