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Here is a list of the churches
(chiesa) in Contessa Entellina which is the center of community life. The
faith of the believers has blessed the community in many ways. |
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PARROCCHIA MARIA SS.DELLA FAVARA
- Church of "Shen Mena e Favars" 90030 Contessa Entellina (PA) - V. MOREA 100/A - Telephone:
091-8355497 Fu costruita vicino alla Fonte della Favara in cui fu trovata una
lastra di pietra con il volto della Madonna. |
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Chiesa di S.Nicola - San Nicolo di Mira - Byzantine Catholic Church Donata nel 1520 dal conte Cardona Peralta ai profughi albanesi, fu costruita sul luogo in cui esisteva una chiesetta dedicata a Maria SS. Annunziata e San Nicola. Venne ampliata e adattata alle esigenze del rito bizantino con iconostasi, a tre navate con altari laterali. Danneggiata gravemente durante il terremoto del 1968 fu successivamente restaurata. La facciata si presente in pietra.
If you visit, there is a 17th century chapel in that church dedicated to St. Joseph on which there is a plaque commemorating dedicated supporting families, like the Clesi family. In centuries past, many families became "patrons" of chapels in their home churches as a way of supporting the church/parish and commemorating their loved ones. In the back of the church of San Nicolo di Mira in Contessa, just above the entrance door, is a large coat of arms of the Kastriot family, Scanderbeg's family. There is a crypt under this church where many of the earliest burials in Contessa took place. Of course, until circa 1700, there was no Roman Catholic Church in Contessa, so the church of San Nicolo di Mira was the central church of the town. |
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Chiesa di Maria SS. Immacolata e S. Rocco |
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Chiesa delle Anime Sante |
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Chiesa di S. Rosalia |
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Chiesa Madre della Vergine Annunziata |
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Maria SS. Regina
del Mondo in Borgo Piano Cavaliere suburb |