Taormina in Messina, Sicilia, Italy

Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria / Chiesa di Santa Caterina D'Allesandria

Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Marker image. Click for full size.

By Jamie Gallant Jamison, June 14, 2019

1. Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Sec. XVII - stile barocco - costruita sull' odeon romano - la statua della santa e' datata 1493 - altrua statua sulla la facciata notevole la cripta

XVIIth Century - Baroque - built on the site of the Roman Odeon - the saint’s statue dates to 1493 - note the statue on the facade and the remarkable crypt

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.

Location. 37° 51.229′ N, 15° 17.298′ E. Marker is in Taormina, Sicilia, in Messina. Marker is on Largo S. Caterina (Saint Catherine Piazzetta), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Taormina, Sicilia 98039, Italy. Touch for directions.

Above is the sign indicating that the Church is on the Saint Catherine Square or Piazzetta. image. Click for full size.

By Jamie Gallant Jamison

2. Above is the sign indicating that the Church is on the Saint Catherine Square or Piazzetta.

Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria image. Click for full size.

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3. Church of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Saint’s Statue above main entrance image. Click for full size.

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4. Saint’s Statue above main entrance

Dates to 1493

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5. Crypt

To left of Church’s main entrance

<i>Palazzo Corvaia e Chiesa S. Caterina</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard published by Ed. F. Galipi Crupi, circa 1940s

6. Palazzo Corvaia e Chiesa S. Caterina

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