San Matteo al Cassaro

The Church of Saint Matthew (Italian: Chiesa di San Matteo or San Matteo al Cassaro) is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. It is located in the main street of the city, the ancient Cassaro now Corso Vittorio Emanuele, in the quarter of the Loggia, about a block east of the Quattro Canti, within the historic centre of Palermo.

Church of Saint Matthew
Chiesa di San Matteo al Cassaro (in Italian)
Façade of the church
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Archdiocese of Palermo
Rite	Roman Rite
Year consecrated	1647
Location
Location	Palermo, Italy
Geographic coordinates	38°06′58.81″N 13°21′45.5″E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Mariano Smiriglio
Style	Sicilian Baroque
Groundbreaking	1633
Completed	1664

The church was built between 1633 and 1664 by the will of the Miseremini confraternity, dedicated to prayers for souls in Purgatory. The building was probably designed by the architect of the Senate of Palermo, Mariano Smiriglio, but was completed by Gaspare Guercio and Carlo D'Aprile. It is decorated with many works of important Sicilian artists like Vito D'Anna, Pietro Novelli, Giacomo Serpotta, Giuseppe Testa (painter), Bartolomeo Sanseverino, Filippo Randazzo, Antonio Manno, Francesco Sozzi.

The church is also connected to the palermitan legend of the Beati Paoli.

Gallery

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  Triumph of the Souls in Purgatory (vault) by Vito D'Anna
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  Marriage of the Virgin by Pietro Novelli
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  Facade, sculptures of Carlo D'Aprile
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  The dome, interior

External links

• Gaspare Palermo, Guida istruttiva per potersi conoscere tutte le magnificenze della Città di Palermo, Volume I, Palermo, Reale Stamperia, 1816