Catania印象——教堂

Catania的教堂也是相当多，至少有几十座。我目前为止也就找到了几座，等以后发现了再陆续贴上来。需要说明的是，由于1693年的大地震，之前的建筑基本都摧毁了，现在的这些教堂基本都是地震后重建的，所以基本都是当时盛行的巴洛克式建筑风格。这里面，我最喜欢的当然是大教堂了，每一件雕塑，都相当的精致，惟妙惟肖，让那些圣经故事活生生的浮现出来。另一个值得一提的是圣人Sant’Agata，她是一位公元2世纪出生在Catania的女性，因坚持其信仰而被强权所殉难，殉难时只有二十岁多。在Catania市区有许多后人纪念她的教堂和雕塑。不多说了，只要看照片就能感受到伟大了。这几座教堂都在Etnea大街上或者附近，所以很容易找到。

Cathedral: erected by the Normans in the XI century, the period to which transept and apses date back, this was reconstructed after the earthquakes in 1169 and 1693. The splendid baroque facade was done by Giovan Battista Vaccarini (1702-1768).

Church of the Carmine: rebuilt in the eighteenth century on the remains of a previous medieval church, it contains traces of its ancient past.

Church of Sant’Agata alla Fornace: built where the burning coals martyrdom of St. Agata took place; destroyed in 1693, it was rebuilt in the eighteenth century.

Collegiata Church: it presentd a wonderful facade from thelate baroque period (1758 by S. Ittar) with six columns detached from the bottom wall.