Church of Saint Sebastian

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In Garibaldi Square, right in front of the Cathedral, stands the Church of San Sebastiano, built at the beginning of the 16th century, but renovated several times over the centuries.

Chiesa di San Sebastiano

The façade, rebuilt in 1891 by the engineer from Caltanissetta, Pasquale Saetta, is developed over three levels, in an eclectic style, and strongly characterizes the building through its color and the material with which it is covered.

The entrance portal is flanked by paired columns, topped with a triangular pediment, which are repeated on the second level, framing a mullioned window that illuminates the nave, and on the third level, a niche containing the statue of Saint Sebastian.

A curved pediment completes the façade. All the sculptures on the front, placed in niches or on the cornices, are the work of Biangardi. The current bell tower, built on the remains of the 18th-century one, ends with a polygonal loggia.

The exterior covering of the façade, made of cement tiles with dark red marble chips, dates back to Saetta's intervention and almost certainly comes from the Fratelli Falzone factory, which has existed in the city since the late 19th century. 

The interior, with a single nave and barrel vault with lunettes, features simple Neoclassical stuccoes and Ionic pilasters on the walls, and on the main altar, the statue of the Saint, attributed to Stefano Li Volsi, and the painting of Our Lady of the Dying, by Tommaso Pollaci.

During the restoration work in 2005, carried out by the Superintendency of Caltanissetta, the church crypt was discovered, equipped with “seat-type” colatoi.

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