San Luca Evangelista, Lentini Explained

Building Name:San Luca Evangelista
Location:Lentini, Italy
Religious Affiliation:Catholic Church
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture 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.[1]

History and description

The present church was rebuilt after the 1693 Sicily earthquake using white stone.[2] The interior houses an altarpiece depicting the crucifixion attributed to followers of Tintoretto, and another depicting 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.[3]

References

  1. Web site: Chiesa dedicata a san Luca Evangelista, Lentini . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205064915/https://etnaportal.it/lentini/chiesa_dedicata_a_san_luca_evangelista . 5 February 2023 . 9 August 2023 . Etnaportal . it.
  2. Web site: Il territorio . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306155255/https://sicilianostra.online/il-territorio/ . 6 March 2023 . 9 August 2023 . Sicilia Nostra . it.
  3. Web site: Lentini: Le Chiese . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230402120736/http://www.lentinionline.it/itin_chiese.htm . 2 April 2023 . 9 August 2023 . LentiniOnline.it . it.

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