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Church of the Annunciation (Alcamo)

Church of the Annunciation
Chiesa dell'Annunziata
The interior of the church during an art exhibition
The interior of the church during an art exhibition
Basic information
Location Alcamo, province of Trapani, Italy
Territory Alcamo
State Italy
Province province of Trapani
Region Sicily
Country Italy

The Church of the Annunciation (or Church of Carmine) is in Gothic-Catalan style and its remains can be seen in Alcamo, in Trapani province. You can visit the church and the adjoining convent of the Carmelites (today the police station’s premises) in Piazza Libertà.

The original body of the church was built during the Aragonese rule in Sicily, very probably between 1332 and 1379, although it would very probably date back to 1032. This church has gone through various enlargements, readaptations and changes during the centuries, particularly in the 16th and 17th.

The square bell tower, located on the right side of the entrance, was realized at the beginning of the 15th century and was accessible from the church. Beginning from the 16th century they started a second elevation and later on they built a music stand which was leaning on an arch stretching from the bell tower as far as the new protruding chapel, in this way the decorations above the door and the circular window were cut and a sort of colonnade in front of the church was created.

About the 16th century in the Church there was the Confraternity of Saint Blaise, which probably converged later in the Confraternity of the Annunciation.

In 1537 the oratory adjoining the church was rebuilt by the Confraternity of Maria Santissima Annunziata. In 1752 this confraternity was promoted a company.

Further to the abolition of religious orders in 1866, the Carmelites were expelled from the convent, which was transformed into barracks, while the church was neglected. The friars tried to get it back again, but the negotiations dragged on and, when the government decided to give it back, the roof had fallen down and the church had already ruined as from the end of the 19th century.


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