The Church of the Immaculate Conception ( Italian: Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione or Immacolata Concezione al Capo) is a

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church of

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. It is located on the busy streets composing the markets of the Capo, in the

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of the Seralcadio, within the historic centre of Palermo. This monastic church is on via

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, across the street from the parish church of

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. It was built between 1604 and 1740 and is finely decorated with many works of Sicilian artists like

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, Pietro Novelli,

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, Giuseppe Velasco and

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Gallery

File:Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione al Capo (Palermo) - Facciata.JPG, Facade of the church File:Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione al Capo.Palermo 12.jpg, Main altar with the painting of Pietro Novelli depicting the Immaculate File:Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione al Capo.Palermo-.jpg, Vault frescoed by

File:Giuseppe Velasco 1775.png, ''St Benedict of Norcia orders the destruction of the Pagan Idols'' (1777), altarpiece by Giuseppe Velasco

External links

Gaspare Palermo, ''Guida istruttiva per potersi conoscere tutte le magnificenze della Città di Palermo'', Volume IV, Palermo, Reale Stamperia, 1816
Roman Catholic churches in Palermo Baroque architecture in Palermo 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy 1740 establishments in Italy {{Italy-church-stub