Church of Sant'Agostino di Caltabellotta
The Church of Sant’Agostino in Caltabellotta is a sacred building dating back to the fourteenth century located at the eastern end of the town, at the foot of the Gogala cliff. The church overlooks the municipal villa, once the garden of the Carmelite friars who owned the church.
The facade has a fine portal dating back to 1742. Adjacent to the church stands the bell tower characterized by austere mullioned windows. Adjacent, on the right, is the small church of San Lorenzo, now used for civilian use, with a fine late-Gothic portal.
Among the works kept in the church of considerable value are: the frescoes of the Old Testament subject ; the Madonna del Soccorso by Antonello Gagini dating back to the 16th century; the "Deposition" or "the Lamentation", a sculptural masterpiece by Ferraro made in 1552, consisting of eight life-size figures in polychrome majolica terracotta, considered the work of art of greatest value of Caltabellotta and the surrounding territories.
