Oratorio del Rosario di Santa Cita, Palermo

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Oratory of the Rosary of Saint Cita
Oratorio del Rosario di Santa Cita
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Province Archdiocese of Palermo
Rite Roman Rite
Location
Location Palermo, Italy
Geographic coordinates 38°07′15″N13°21′47″E / 38.12073°N 13.36312°E / 38.12073; 13.36312
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Oratorio di Santa Cita

The Oratorio del Rosario di Santa Cita is a Baroque chapel or prayer room located in the quarter of the Castellamare within the historic center of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. The site is best known for the remarkable stucco tableaux scenes composed during 1687-1718 by Giacomo Serpotta.

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History

This Confraternity or Compagnia del Rosario was founded in 1570 by a group of prominent or aristocratic members deriving from the Confraternity of San Domenico, with the distinct Oratory of the Rosary of San Domenico. After location at another site in town, they moved to this site near the church of Santa Cita.

The exterior of the oratory has stone accents for windows and pilasters. The entry portal has a coat of arms with an apparent tree. Anterooms to the main oratory hall have portraits of the former directors of the confraternity. The two entrance doors to the main hall are flanked by stucco telamons. The side walls are rich in decorations with floral elements and playful and individualized sets of putti. Panels depict small theatrical tableaux intended for contemplation collectively known as the fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary , which are comprised by the

The main altarpiece depicts a Madonna of the Rosary and Child with Dominican Saints (1695) painted in Rome for this oratory by Carlo Maratta. The painting cost 1500 scudi. [1] This Marian veneration, depicted in the clouds above the battle, is claimed to have aided the Christian naval forces during the Battle of Lepanto . This battle is depicted in a large stucco panel by Serpotta above the altar. Flanking the arch framing the altarpiece are two Old Testament female heroes: Judith and Esther, who highlight the fortitude and loyalty attributed to the Marian veneration of the Madonna of the Rosary. A nearby chapel has an Adoration of the Mystical Lamb by Filippo Tancredi. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Guida istruttiva per Palermo e suoi dintorni by Gaspare Palermo and Girolamo Di Marzo Ferro (1858); page 197.
  2. ↑ Palermo Tourism site.
  3. ↑ Il genio di Palermo.
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