Pantalica: Grotto of the Crucifix
Archaeological site falling within the archaeological area of Pantalica
Grotto of the Crucifix
Continuing along the path in the direction of the North Necropolis you will find another group of Byzantine houses and a Byzantine rock church known as “La Grotta del Crocifisso. The cave has an irregular layout tending towards a rectangle and seems to be composed of two contiguous rooms arranged in a non-axial way. On the right wall is the rectangular apse.
In the apse there are remains of a Crucifixion flanked by a female figure, recognizable with the Virgin. In the right arm of the cross Don Andrea Gurciullo, parish priest and local scholar, still read, in 1793, a Greek inscription which meant Christ save me. Along the walls of the left room you can see the figure of San Nicola and a Santa Barbara. Paolo Orsi and Giuseppe Agnello date it around 1200-1300 AD
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