{"id":67915,"date":"2015-09-19T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=67915"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:52:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:52:59","slug":"oratory-of-the-rosary-of-santa-cita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/oratory-of-the-rosary-of-santa-cita","title":{"rendered":"Oratory of the Rosary of Santa Cita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Presentation and visit<\/h2>\n

The Oratory of the Rosary of Santa Cita<\/strong> is one of the most famous Baroque sites in Palermo, with its ornamental richness. It was founded in 1590 by the Company of the Rosary<\/strong>, then transformed between 1673 and 1686.<\/p>\n

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Oratory of the Holy Rosary of Santa Cita<\/p><\/div>\n

It reflected the wealth and status of the members of the company, with a commission in 1695 to the great Roman painter, Carlo Maratta<\/strong>, for the canvas of the Madonna of the Rosary<\/em>, ebony seats inlaid with mother-of-pearl, and above all the host of stuccoes by Giacomo Serpotta<\/strong> who created one of his major works there. Among these sculptures, the two magnificent statues of Esther and Judith<\/em> stand out at the foot of the triumphal arch, and on the counter-fa\u00e7ade the great drapery supported by a host of cherubs, in the center of which is depicted the Battle of Lepanto (victory of the Christians over the Turks).
All around is present a cycle representing the Mysteries of the Rosary.<\/p>\n\n\n