La cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation (italien : cattedrale Maria Santissima Annunziata), cathédrale d'Acireale (cattedrale di Acireale), est une cathédrale catholique romaine de la ville d'Acireale, dans la province de Catane en Sicile. Elle est le siège de l'évêché d'Acireale depuis 1870.
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Acireale Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the city of Acireale in Sicily, province of Catania, Italy. It was declared the seat of the Bishop of Acireale in 1870. It was declared a minor basilica in 1957.
The present cathedral building, which is located in the Piazza Duomo, was constructed as a simple parish church between 1597 and 1618 that was greatly enlarged a few years later when it received the relics of Saint Venera, one of the two patron saints of the city. The structure survived the earthquake of 1693, and the present cathedral is a 17th-century building with significant additions from each succeeding century.
Of particular note are the Baroque portal representing the Annunciation by Placido Blandamonte of Messina, dating from 1668, combined with a Neo-Gothic west front by Giovan Battista Filippo Basile, completed after his death in 1891 to his plans, of c.1900. The two campaniles, in Mannerist style with octagonal bases, although identical in appearance, are centuries apart in construction: the one to the south is from 1655, as is the cupola, while the one to the north, as well as the rose window, are from 1890. The interior is 17th century Baroque. The interior decoration includes painting by Pietro Paolo Vasta, Francesco Mancini Ardizzone, Antonio Filocamo, Giuseppe Sciuti, Francesco Patanè, and Giacinto Platania.
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Santi Pietro e Paolo is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic collegiate basilica church located in central Acireale in the region of Sicily of Italy. It rises adjacent to the Cathedral of Acireale.
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The Palazzo della Città is a late-Baroque-style palace, built as the mayor's offices, is located on piazza Duomo, across from the Acireale Cathedral, in the city of Acireale, region of Sicily, Italy.
Construction of a city hall at the site begun in the late 17th-century only to collapse during the 1693 Sicily earthquake. A new design was made by Costantino Larcidiacono, but construction was delayed by lack of funding, and further damage from earthquakes in 1783 and 1818. It was refurbished and completed only in the late 20th-century. The palace retains the original late-baroque facade and sculptural portal. The facade has rusticated pilasters and the portal is surmounted by an elegant balcony supported by gargoyle like masks. The ceiling of the main council room was frescoed in 1942 by Primo Panciroli with an allegorical depiction of Italy.
In the ground floor, since 1833, are the main offices for the Accademia di Scienze, Lettere e Belle Arti degli Zelanti e dei Dafnici, also called La Zelantea, founded as an erudite society in 1671. The academy promotes cultural events in Acireale: it manages the Biblioteca and Pinacoteca Zelantea; and published the scientifica and literary journal "Memorie e Rendiconti".
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San Camillo is a Baroque, Roman Catholic parish church located in Acireale in the region of Sicily, Italy.
This small church was commissioned by the order of Camillians, who cared for the ill. The church was erected in 1730 and frescoed by
Pietro Paolo Vasta. The walls depict scenes from the old testament, while the apse has a Glory of the Virgin Mary. The main altarpiece is a Madonna delle Grazie also by Vasta. The adjacent building is the hospice of St Camillus, founded in 1743, and still administered by the order.
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The Church of the Oratory or in Italian, Chiesa dell’Oratorio or Chiesa dei Padri Filippini is a Neoclassical-style Roman Catholic church located on Via San Rafaele #1 in Acireale, region of Sicily, Italy. The church is notable for artworks by Antonino Bonaccorsi, Paolo Leonardi Vigo, Francesco Mancini, and Alessandro Vasta. The church is still affiliated with the order which runs the nearby Istituto San Michele.
The Oratorians did not arrive to Acireale until 1827, when they were invited by the bishop. This church was not completed until 1840. The altarpieces commissioned for the church, include:
Phillip Neri brings children to a statue of Christ with Baronius in background by Bonaccorsi
Aloysius Gonzaga receives the first communion from Carlo Borromeo by Leonardi
Holy Family by Mancini
Madonna of Purity by Alessandro Vasta
Ceiling fresco of Phillip Neri by Giuseppe Rapisardi