San Domenico, Noto
San Domenico is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church and monastery located facing piazza XVI Maggio in the town of Noto (province of Syracuse) in the region of Sicily, Italy.
History[]
The church was erected between 1703 and 1727 using designs by Rosario Gagliardi. The interior has three naves with polychrome marble side altars. The interior has a rich stucco decoration. The third altar to the left depicts a sculpted crucifixion with scenes of the Passion. Others depict a St Dominic receiving the Holy Spirit and a Madonna of the Rosary (1712) by . The main altar has a depiction of the Madonna of the Rosary in a gilded wooden ciborium designed by .[1]
References[]
- ^ Diocese of Noto website, entry for San Domenico.
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Categories:
- 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
- Churches in Noto
- Baroque architecture in Sicily