{"id":67958,"date":"2015-10-07T10:24:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T09:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/?p=67958"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T20:53:42","slug":"church-of-saint-john-of-the-hermits-in-palermo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sicile-sicilia.net\/en\/church-of-saint-john-of-the-hermits-in-palermo","title":{"rendered":"Church of Saint John of the Hermits in Palermo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Church of Saint John of the Hermits<\/strong> (San Giovanni degli Eremiti<\/em> in Italian), one of the most emblematic monuments of Palermo, a Norman church<\/strong> of medieval origin, marked by the Arab-Norman<\/strong><\/a> style of the period.<\/p>\n

Historical overview<\/h2>\n

In the 6th century, a church already existed there, where previously there had been a pagan place of worship with an underground spring and a grotto. A mosque was established there under Arab<\/strong> rule, before being rebuilt under Roger II of Sicily<\/strong> around 1140 to become a monastery entrusted to the Benedictines of Montevergine.
Located in the gardens of the Royal Palace<\/a>, and near the Kemonia river (now drained), its abbot was one of the most important figures of the court.<\/p>\n

\"Benedictine<\/a>

Benedictine cloister<\/p><\/div>\n

In the centuries that followed the Normans, the convent lost its prestige. The buildings were modified and in the 16th century the church was incorporated into another building.
A restoration at the end of the 19th century, by the architect Giuseppe Patricolo<\/strong>, restored the church to its original appearance, the interior stucco was removed and the buildings later than the Middle Ages were demolished.<\/p>\n

Of the monastic complex that included the chapter house, a dormitory, a refectory, the cemetery, the church and the cloister, one can still admire the church, the cloister and a few remains of the monastery.<\/p>\n

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