Tortorici
Tortorici ( Sicilian: ''Turturici'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. Located in the Nebrodi regional park, Tortorici borders the following municipalities: Bronte, Castell'Umberto, Floresta, Galati Mamertino, Longi, Randazzo, San Salvatore di Fitalia San Salvatore di Fitalia ( Sicilian: ''Santu Sarvaturi di Fitalia'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region of Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. San Salvatore di Fitalia ..., Sinagra, Ucria. People * Adriana Faranda (born 1950) Main sights * San Francesco: church and monastery References External links * Cities and towns in Sicily {{Sicily-geo-stub ...
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San Francesco, Tortorici
San Francesco is a Roman Catholic church and convent located in the town of Tortorici, province of Messina, region of Sicily, Italy. The church was named a national monument. It stands diagonally across from the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta. History The church was rebuilt in 1602 at this site by the Franciscan order of Frati Minori. A prior church called Santa Maria extra moenia (outside the walls) had been destroyed by a recent flood. Materials for the present church were re-used from the prior church, including the facade central portal. This was sculpted in 1432 by Gaspar de Ismiriglia. Over the doorway is the Franciscan symbol of the crossed arms. The lateral facade portals date to 1686. The portal leading to the gardens, formerly the monastic cloister, dates from the Norman era, was also derived from the destroyed church. The belltower was built in the 17th-century, and had a clock added in the early 1700s. The convent remained in Franciscan hands until 1866, when it wa ...
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