The Church of Saint Augustine (
Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino) is a
Gothic church of
Palermo
Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...
. It is located near the market of the
Capo, in the
quarter of the
Seralcadio, within the historic centre of Palermo. The church is also called ''Santa Rita'', because of the devotion to this
Augustinian saint.
The church was built during the
Angevin period replacing an earlier church that dated back to the
Hauteville era. The building was subject to subsequent changes over the centuries. In the 18th century the sculptor
Giacomo Serpotta created a sumptuous stucco decoration inside the church.
External links
Guida istruttiva per potersi conoscere tutte le magnificenze della Città di Palermo Volume IV, by Gaspare Palermo, published by Reale Stamperia, Palermo 1816.
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Gothic architecture in Palermo
13th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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