SANCTUARY OF S. ANTONIO

The Sanctuary today occupies the ancient area in which the tempio rose dedicated from Hannibal Maria Of France to the Heart of Jesus, in the malfamato Avignon quarter. Destroyed from the earthquake of 1908 the tempio it was for a sure period replaced from a church in shack donated from Devout X, in this church Father Hannibal proclamò Sant' the most singular and untiring Antonio "our benefactor". The construction was planned of the new one tempio and the jobs were entrusted engineer Letterio Savoia. The Sanctuary was consecrated 19 August 1937 the bishop to help Devout Giardina. On the prospect there are the niches with the statues in golden bronze of the evangelisti Saint Matteo and San Luca of the scultore Turillo Sindoni. In lunetta of the portale of income a bronzeo high relief it represents S. Antonio with the Child, operates this of the messinese Lio Gangeri.

The inside, a lot decorated, are divided in three navate. It frescoes, the burlaps and the designs of the vetrate ones have been realize to you from Rosary Spanish. The decorations to the walls are of G. D' Arrigo. In the Greater Altar the altar frontal in bronze golden with the reproduction in high relief of the Cenacolo di Leonardo is placed , work of Lio Gangeri. In bottom to the skillful navata one great burlap of painter Mario representing Barberis Jesus is one trionfatore Child. In the navata one of left the body incorrotto of the Saint is guarded in a urn Hannibal Maria Of France.