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, in the first half of the 13th century, in a

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. In the second half of the 18th century, because of the increase of the population, the building was enlarged and largely rebuilt in a Baroque style.Francesco Blancato, Stefano Blancato. ''I Monumenti del Tardo Barocco di Ragusa''. Nonsolografica srl, 2003.

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