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San Biagio Church
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It’s located in Piazza Stesicoro, it overlooks on the Roman amphitheatre’s ruins. Its original structure dates back to 1098 but it was rebuilt in the eighteenth century after the earthquake of 1693.
The Church of San Biagio is located in piazza Stesicoro and is also called Church of Sant'Agata “alla fornace”, it overlooks on the Roman amphitheatre’s ruins. Even this construction, whose original structure dates back to 1098, was rebuilt in the eighteenth century after the earthquake of 1693 at the behest of Bishop Andrea Riggio that established inside the secular priests’ congregation that is dedicated to Holy Mary of Seven Sorrows, as it’s indicated by the Addolorata medallion set in the center of the facade and created by sculptor Salvatore Calì.
It’s a place of Agata worship and holds “the furnace” (located behind the altar), a relic that commemorates the martyrdom of burning coals suffered to Sant'Agata, hence the popular name of the Church “Carcarella”, that means “small furnace”.
Inside the historically significant artifacts are the wooden crucifix and the silver “Our Lady of Sorrows” of the eighteenth century.
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Piazza Stesicoro,
95100 Catania
Telefono: +39 095 7159360