Cathedral of SS Salvatore

Cathédrale Très Saint Sauveur (SS Salvatore)

The oldest plant dates back to the eleventh century. The rich facade has a portal surmounted by a high relief of Roger I of Altavilla on horseback, in memory of the Norman victory over the Arabs in 1072. In ‘700 the church was transformed, assuming a Latin cross plant and decorations in Baroque style, with the addition of the imposing bell tower. Internally it has a sumptuous appearance, divided into three naves and embellished with sculptures and frescoes. The right aisle is dominated by a marble portal made by the sculptor Bartolomeo Berrettaro in 1525. The right aisle leads to the capitular wing; in the vestibule there are two valuable Roman sarcophagi decorated in relief and a third one, discovered during the excavations carried out in the Cappella della Immacolata. In the left transept there is a sculpture of Christ made in the ‘700 by Ignazio Marabitti and a painted wooden cross of 1200. The apse is enriched by the sculptural group of the Transfiguration commissioned to Antonello Gagini and executed by his son Antonino in 1537.

Cathedral of SS Salvatore

Cathedral of SS Salvatore

Cathedral of SS Salvatore

Cathedral of SS Salvatore

Cathedral of SS Salvatore

Cathedral of SS Salvatore