Former Jesuit College – Municipal Library

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The majestic building on Corso Umberto I, which today houses the “Luciano Scarabelli” Municipal Library, was once the Jesuit College, founded in 1622.

The Renaissance cloister features a loggia with paired columns; the halls on the main floor, once devoted to philosophical and theological studies, are today reading rooms furnished with walnut bookcases and mahogany tables, still preserving the imprint of the college’s academic prestige. In the refectory, now transformed into a conference hall, a 18th-century mural painting can be admired. Thematic libraries, historical archives, and the digitization of the book heritage have turned this former college into a landmark for scholars and enthusiasts of regional history, while preserving the charm of a place that, over the centuries, has seen the rise of fertile minds destined to spread knowledge throughout Sicily.

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