San Francesco di Paola, Palermo
| San Francesco di Paola | |
|---|---|
Roman Catholic | |
| Province | Archdiocese of Palermo |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Location | |
| Location | Palermo, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 38°07′18″N 13°21′10″E / 38.12169°N 13.35278°E |
San Francesco di Paola is a 16th-century Roman Catholic church and monastery, located on Via Carini corner Piazza San Francesco di Paola, in Palermo, Italy.
History and description
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A vineyard and church was present at the site by the 14th century, dedicated to St Oliva, who putatively had died as a martyr in North Africa in 463, and had been buried at a cemetery here outside the city walls. A document from 1310 mentions a church or chapel at the site. It was enlarged by a confraternity of tailors in 1485. Putatively, in 1495, while the
Construction of the church and a cloistered monastery (known as the Monastery of Santa Oliva) was begun around 1518, in a Gothic style, replacing completely the old church of St Oliva. Refurbishments over the next centuries gave the church a layout more typical of a late-Renaissance style. The monastery also contained a large library and a hospital. After the suppression of order in 1866, the convent was converted into barracks.[1]
The church was originally located outside the city walls, a few hundred meters north of Porta Carini. Across the small grove of trees in the piazza in front of the facade, lies the cloister of Villa Filippina. The facade has two statues of saints flanking the central portal on the second floor. To the right is a low bell-tower.
The second chapel on the right is dedicated to Saint Oliva, and has a portal with sculptures by