Church of Maria SS. delle Grazie in Aidone
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The Church of Maria SS. delle Grazie in Aidone is an important place of worship in the village.
Its origins are linked to the legendary discovery of an image of the Madonna breastfeeding the Child, painted on a stone slab in 1618.
The façade, bordered by high pilasters in red local stone, is characterised by a central portal surmounted by a rectangular window, both in red stone. The façade is crowned by the bell tower. On the left side of the church is the small oratory of the Confraternity of Maria Santissima delle Grazie.
The interior, with a single nave, features an imposing altarpiece in inlaid wood, in Baroque style, inside which is set the case that holds the Marian image considered miraculous, closed by two doors on which are painted the images of San Leone and San Lorenzo.
Among the works kept in the church of particular value is the canvas depicting the Procession of the Holy Sicilian Virgins, dating back to 1642.
