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San Camillo dei Mercedari, Catania

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115:. The concave center is flanked by a fusion of corinthian pilasters.In the niche above the portal and a window, is the statue of St Camillo. the skyline is decorated with pinnacles and urns. On the door is the red cross of the Camillan order, which is dedicated to ministering to the sick. The symbol is reiterated atop in the tympanum. 118:
Behind the portal is a small vestibule, it leads into the oval nave. A decorated second story choir rises at the rear of the nave. The walls are decorated with gilded stucco. The interior houses a silver bust of St Camillus, and an altarpiece of the
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The initial design appears to have been by one of two Camillians, Domenico L Barbera or Vincenzo Caffarelli, but with contributions by
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by 1735, but he is not associated with construction until 1771 until 1788.
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after the founding monastic order founded by Camillo de Lellis, the
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17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
53:church located in the piazza of the same name in 198: 80: 111:The facade is made with white stone from 85:Near this site, prior to the devastating 14: 199: 156:Prefecture of Catania, entry on church 77:(both the latter, Benedictine nuns). 24: 212:Roman Catholic churches in Catania 25: 223: 149: 137: 18:San Camillo de Lellis, Catania 13: 1: 130: 89:, was a small church titled 37:after its titular saint, or 7: 10: 228: 28:San Camillo dei Mercedari 91:Santa Maria della Dagala 39:San Camillo ai Crociferi 81:History and description 121:Ecstasy of San Camillo 45:known popular as the 146:, history of church. 67:San Francesco Borgia 183:37.5057°N 15.0844°E 179: /  106:Francesco Battaglia 144:Chiesa San Camillo 99:Camillo de Lellis 34:Camillo de Lellis 16:(Redirected from 219: 194: 193: 191: 190: 189: 188:37.5057; 15.0844 184: 180: 177: 176: 175: 172: 159: 153: 147: 141: 125:Antonino Pennisi 21: 227: 226: 222: 221: 220: 218: 217: 216: 197: 196: 187: 185: 181: 178: 173: 170: 168: 166: 165: 163: 162: 154: 150: 142: 138: 133: 95:Camillian order 87:1693 earthquake 83: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 225: 215: 214: 209: 161: 160: 148: 135: 134: 132: 129: 82: 79: 51:Roman Catholic 30:, also called 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 224: 213: 210: 208: 205: 204: 202: 195: 192: 157: 152: 145: 140: 136: 128: 126: 122: 116: 114: 109: 107: 102: 100: 96: 92: 88: 78: 76: 75:San Benedetto 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 40: 36: 35: 29: 19: 164: 151: 139: 120: 117: 110: 103: 90: 84: 71:San Giuliano 46: 38: 31: 27: 26: 186: / 61:, southern 201:Categories 174:15°05′04″E 171:37°30′21″N 131:References 123:(1733) by 69:(Jesuit), 43:Camillians 47:Crociferi 113:Siracusa 55:Catania 73:, and 59:Sicily 63:Italy 32:San 203:: 127:. 101:. 57:, 158:. 20:)

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San Camillo de Lellis, Catania
Camillo de Lellis
Camillians
Roman Catholic
Catania
Sicily
Italy
San Francesco Borgia
San Giuliano
San Benedetto
1693 earthquake
Camillian order
Camillo de Lellis
Francesco Battaglia
Siracusa
Antonino Pennisi
Chiesa San Camillo
Prefecture of Catania, entry on church
37°30′21″N 15°05′04″E / 37.5057°N 15.0844°E / 37.5057; 15.0844
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17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches in Catania

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