The church of Matrice Vecchia - P1180533
The Old Cathedral: Matrice Vecchia ---originally built in the 14th century on the remains of a pagan temple and some interesting works of religious art were discovered while reconstructing the ceiling recently. It has a Renaissance portico, a splendid Baroque portal, and an octagonal spire covered with majoilica tiles. The interior of the church was enlarged at the end of the 15th century with a most notabe polyptych above the main altar depicting the Coronation of the Virgin (attributed to Pietro Ruzzolone, or possibly Antonello de Saliba) - in which a saint is depicted wearing spectacles.
- Castelbuono Sicily Italy
The church of Matrice Vecchia - P1180533
The Old Cathedral: Matrice Vecchia ---originally built in the 14th century on the remains of a pagan temple and some interesting works of religious art were discovered while reconstructing the ceiling recently. It has a Renaissance portico, a splendid Baroque portal, and an octagonal spire covered with majoilica tiles. The interior of the church was enlarged at the end of the 15th century with a most notabe polyptych above the main altar depicting the Coronation of the Virgin (attributed to Pietro Ruzzolone, or possibly Antonello de Saliba) - in which a saint is depicted wearing spectacles.
- Castelbuono Sicily Italy