Madonna of Trapani (Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata), Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata. Photo: Berthold Werner/Wikimedia Commons

The Basilica-Sanctuary of Maria Santissima Annunziata (also called "Madonna of Trapani") is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Trapani, in Sicily. The basilica was originally built by the Carmelite Order in 1315–1332 and rebuilt in 1760.

The church houses the skull of Saint Albert of Trapani in a silver statue crafted in the 18th century, and the relics of Clement of Ancyra.

It houses a marble statue of the Madonna of Trapani (Our Lady with Child), which might be the work of Nino Pisano. The statue is life-size, weighs 12 tons and is 165 cm high. To her left she is holding the baby Jesus.

Statue of Our Lady of Trapani. Photo: Berthold Werner/Wikipedia

The ancient convent today is the "regional museum Agostino Pepoli", one of the most important Sicilian museum.

Address: Via Conte Agostino Pepoli, 178 - 91100 Trapani.

Source

• www.wikipedia.org

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Buenos Aires Cabildo (Cabildo de Buenos Aires), Argentina

The Buenos Aires Cabildo (Cabildo de Buenos Aires) is the public building in Buenos Aires that was used as seat of the town council during the colonial era and the government house of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Today the building is used as a museum.

Messina Cathedral (Duomo di Messina, Basilica Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta), Sicily, Italy

Messina Cathedral (Duomo di Messina, Basilica Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Messina, Sicily.

Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Puebla, Mexico

The Biblioteca Palafoxiana is a library in Puebla, Mexico. Founded in 1646, it was the first public library in colonial Mexico, and is sometimes considered the first in the Americas. It has more than 45,000 books and manuscripts, ranging from the 15th to the 20th century.

Castello Maniace, Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

The Castello Maniace is a citadel and castle in Syracuse, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated at the far point of the Ortygia island promontory, where it was constructed between 1232 and 1240 by the Emperor Frederick II.

Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, Galway, Ireland

The Cathedral of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven and St Nicholas, commonly known as Galway Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Galway, Ireland, and one of the largest and most impressive buildings in the city.

San Giovanni degli Eremiti (St. John of the Hermits), Palermo, Sicily, Italy

San Giovanni degli Eremiti is a church in Palermo, Sicily, near the Palazzo dei Normanni.