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Baroque Roman Catholic church
Sant'Antonino

Sant'Antonino is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Buscemi in the province of Siracusa, region of Sicily, Italy.

History and description

A church at the site existed since the 16th century, since there is documentation about the construction of a new music organ in 1586, and a new bell-tower in 1601 by Antonio Calcararo. However this church was razed by the 1693 Sicily earthquake. Construction of a new baroque-style church was begun at the same site, but the death in 1624 of the architect vincenzo Mirabella Alagona left the church without a second story. The interior houses a wooden icon of the Addolorata attributed to Filippo Quattrocchi. Some restoration of the exterior and stucco interior have permitted reopening of the church.

References

  1. Comune of Buscemi, entry on church.
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