Church of S. Maria delle Grazie in Tremestieri Etneo
The Church of S. Maria delle Grazie in Tremestieri Etneo is one of the main buildings of worship in the village.
The simple gabled façade, flanked by a bell tower with corner pilasters in lava stone, has a white stone portal of particular artistic value. It was created by Antonio Amato, a renowned sculptor from Messina, following the terrible earthquake of 1693. He took the side portal of the Church of San Domenico in Catania as a model. The portal, in Baroque style, is flanked by two imposing pilasters surmounted by the statues of Saints Peter and Paul, and is surmounted by a large window. A niche was created in the tympanum in which the statue of the Madonna delle Grazie is placed.
The interior of the church, with a single nave, features valuable frescoes.
Among the works preserved inside the church , of particular artistic value are: the paintings of San Rocco and the Madonna delle Grazie, a Crucifix of fine workmanship and the wooden ceiling of the sacristy.
