The church and convent of Saint Bonaventure, built in the first half of the 17th century in Caltagirone, make up a monumental complex, full of many works of art. Located in the northwest section of the gorgeous Sicilian city, the church has a longitudinal plan with interior partitions making for five side chapels on each side.
It features extraordinary frescoes – some of which attributed to Pietro Paolo Vasta, considered one of the major Sicilian painters of the 18th century – as well as paintings on canvas, statues, stuccos and a ceramic-tile floor. The most famous works inside the church – which was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1693 – are a Madonna by great Renaissance sculptor Antonello Gagini, the altarpiece by Vincenzo Ruggeri and a wooden Crucifix by Umile da Petralia.
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