Church of St. Nicholas
The Church is located in Contrada Fontanelle in the northern part of the Valley of the Temples. The Norman-Gothic style church was built in in the 1531th century by Cistercian monks. The façade has a pointed portal and wooden doors from 1592. The interior, with a single nave, preserves various works including: a marble sarcophagus showing the legend of Phaedra and Hippolytus; a marble statue representing the Madonna and Child from the Gagini school (XNUMXth century AD); a wooden crucifix described in the story of Pirandello the Lord of the ship and a painting from XNUMX depicting St. Diego. The monastery attached to the church is now occupied by the Regional Archaeological Museum of Agrigento.
"Sicily on the Net" web area connected: Archaeological Area of Agrigento (Valley of the Temples) (1997)
Area recognized by UNESCO (Source Unesco.org)
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The gates of Agrigento (Source Wikipedia)
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