Church of SS. Ten Thousand Martyrs - Palermo
LOCATION: Monte di Pietà district. Via Francesco di Raimondo.
Dating: XNUMXth century
STYLE: baroque Built in the sixteenth century at the behest of the Knights of Jerusalem. The church was renovated in 1715. The current structure shows a simple, slightly convex facade, whose decorative motifs recall the themes of martyrdom such as palm trees and laurel leaves. On the tympanum of the access door there is a stucco medallion in which Saint Horace and his 9.000 soldiers are present who together with other 1.000 pagans were martyred after having converted to Christianity.
Card insertion: Ignatius Caloggero
Photo: Ignazio Caloggero
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Web
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