The church is small but it is the symbol of the baroque influence in Sicily. It is located at Piazza Pola and was built from the will of the Benedictine nuns of the nearby monastery. The homogeneous structure features a façade with four pillars supporting four columns, which divide it into three parts. The façade is divided into three orders enriched by different statues of the Benedictine saints. The plan of the church is typical of the monastic architecture, with its oval plant that gave the nuns the opportunity to practice their rituals unnoticed above the vestibule and on the sides of the nave. The covering features a large domed vault made by Agrippino Maggiore from Mineo and Cultrera from Licodia Eubea.
The church is not accessible for visitors in wheelchair or reduced mobility because there are five steps at the entrance. Inside, the tour is accessible because there is a only one floor.
Useful information
Address: Salita Duomo, 15, 97100 Ragusa
Contacts: Phone + 39 0932220085
Opening times: open every day, from 07:00am to 12:00am and from 03:00pm to 06:00pm. The internal vestibule next to the colonnade and the Obsculta Benedectine museum can be visited. Inside the museum has barriers. Open from April to October, from 10:00am to 01:00pm and from 03:30pm to 05:30pm and in August from 10:00am to 01:00pm and from 04:30pm to 06:00pm.
Ticket cost: 2€ per p.