Chiesa di San Giuseppe, Taormina
The Chiesa di San Giuseppe on Piazza IX Aprile is a Baroque church from 1700, dedicated to St Joseph.
The Chiesa di San Giuseppe on Piazza IX Aprile is a Baroque church from 1700, dedicated to St Joseph. Built from pink, white and grey marble, the simple façade has Ionic columns flanking the portal, above which is the niche with a marble statue of Christ. The Aragonese belfry stands to its right. The single-nave interior has beautiful stucco work in white and gold from the 18th century, and a fresco depicting St. John Bosco as a child between Madonna and Jesus on the cupola.
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About Chiesa di San Giuseppe
Corso Umberto, 98039 Taormina ME, Italy
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