Church of Santa Maria di Gesù in Naro
The Church of Santa Maria di Gesù in Naro is a place of worship in the village.
It was built around 1470 by the Minor Observant Friars, on the remains of a guard tower, built during the fight against the Turks, at the time of Charles V. In 1595 the premises, enlarged and renovated, were given to the Reformed Fathers. Subsequent renovations completely erased the structure of the adjoining convent, now completely incorporated into the surrounding houses. The church, completely destroyed in 1781 by a fire, was subsequently rebuilt.
The interior, with a single nave, with a semicircular apse, side chapels and niches is in late Mannerist style.
Among the works kept in the church, of particular value are: the wooden statue of San Diego and a Sant'Antonio di Padova in Mannerist style; the wooden statue of San Francesco, in Baroque style; the 15th century marble statue of the Madonna and Child; a life-size wooden Crucifix, a valuable work by Frate Umile da Petralia; an officiating chair, of eclectic taste; a marble font for holy water, a work by Antonello Gagini from the 16th century.
