Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani - Messina, Italy. - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

The Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani (Italian: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani) is a church in Messina, Sicily (Italy). It is an example of Norman architecture on Sicily.

The Church of the Santissima Annunziata dei Catalani is a Roman Catholic church built in the Norman style with Arab and Byzantine Influences. The church was build in the 12th century between 1150 and 1200 when the Normans ruled Sicily. It is built over the ruins of a pagan temple dedicated to Neptune.

In the 16th century the church was donated to the Confraternity of the Catalans, a group of merchants from Catania who made it their headquarters, hence the name Catalani.

The church is built to a cruciform plan with three levels. The entrance to the church is below ground level. The mid-level is highly ornate with columns supporting rounded arches with bands of geometric decorations above and below the arches. The highest level tower is a with a central tower of rounded arches supported by columns and topped with dome.

The interior features alternating stone and brick patterns to form a decorative two color scheme and rounded arches supported by Corinthian columns

Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 01/01/1150 Date of building construction: 01/01/1200 Dominant Architectural Style: Norman with Arab and Byzantine Influences Archdiocese: Archdiocese of Messina, Lipari, Santa Lucia del Mela. Diocese: Diocese of Messina Address/Location: Viale Garibaldi, 98100 Messina, Sicily Italy Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed

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