San Luca Evangelista, Lentini
Appearance
San Luca Evangelista | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Location | |
Location | Lentini, Italy |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Baroque |
San Luca Evangelista is a baroque-style, Roman Catholic parish church located on piazza San Luca, between via Cairoli and via Bricinna, in the town of Lentini, province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy.
History and description
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The present church was rebuilt after the 1693 Sicily earthquake using white stone. The interior houses an altarpiece depicting the Crucifixion attributed to followers of Tintoretto; and another depicting St Francis of Assisi attributed to followers of Jacopo Bassano. There is also a Birth of the Virgin (1760) by Francesco Gramignani Arezzi. The church suffered damage from the 1990 earthquake, which has since been repaired. The interiors are presently a sober neoclassical single nave.[1]
References
- ^ "Lentini: Le Chiese". LentiniOnline.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 November 2021.