The Mother Church of San Piero Patti

A San Piero Patti, a municipality of approximately 2500 inhabitants province of Messina, there are many splendid locations of historical and cultural interest to visit such as the imposing Mother Church dedicated to San Pancrazio.

The wonder of the Mother Church of San Piero Patti

La Mother Church of San Pancrazio in San Piero Patti it is a splendid example of a religious building in the province of Messina.

A structure of great charm with uncertain origins due to the lack of historical documents attesting to its actual construction. According to scholars, it is possible, as well as probable, to think of a construction that took place towards the end of the fourteenth century or at most in the early years of the fifteenth century. This was possible to deduce thanks to some writings of Blessed Matteo of Agrigento who told of the presence of a convent and a church of observant minors which were positioned right near the Cathedral and therefore the Mother Church.

After the terrible earthquake that struck all of Sicily, in particular the province of Messina towards the end of the seventeenth century, this structure also suffered damage that called into question its solidity with many signs of possible collapse. For these reasons, the ancient mother church was completely demolished and rebuilt from scratch with a larger plan and probably with interesting architectural elements. In 1783, unfortunately, following a new terrible earthquake that hit Messina and Catania, there was new damage, this time dealt with immediately thanks also to the intervention of the State. The history of the Mother Church of San Piero Patti was constantly characterized by cataclysms and structural problems, until the last years of the nineteenth century.

The historical and cultural beauties present in the Mother Church of San Piero Patti

Inside the Mother Church of San Pancrazio there are many elements of interest from an artistic but also historical and cultural point of view, including a beautiful one sarcophagus made of marble with two lions supporting it and the statue of Jesus the Redeemer in the middle of.
There is also a statue of the Holy Mary of Idria created by a member of the Gagini school, of Saint Catherine of Alexandria and of the Santissima Annunziata. You can appreciate the portals obtained with a particular natural stone in clear eighteenth-century style and which are located right in front of the chapel of Maria Santissima della Catena, while the altar of the Madonna del Rosario and that of San Pancrazio were obtained with a truly local marble. splendid for its color contrasts and for the inlay work carried out with the use of polychrome marbles.
Also worth seeing are some paintings such as the one dedicated to Sant'Agata or Santa Lucia whose authors are not known, however, and the wooden statues representing some of the saints venerated in the church including Sant'Antonio, San Pancrazio and precisely the Madonna of the Chain.

How to reach the village of San Piero Patti

To arrive by car from the city of Palermo, it is necessary to travel approximately 175 km which requires over 2 hours and 30 minutes of travel. The road includes an initial stretch on the E90 and then follows the A20 for approximately 144 km before exiting at Brolo-Capo d'Orlando Est. Finally, first take the SP146 and then the SP136. For those arriving from Messina, there are 81 kilometers to cover in 75 minutes. In this case you will first have to take the A20/E90 and then exit at Patti for a further 21 km of the SP122 and the SP136.