Mother Church in Centuripe
The Mother Church of Centuripe is the main building of worship in the village.
The foundation of the Mother Church, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, dates back to the 17th century and has undergone several renovations over time.
The facade, from the particular pink color, it is in Baroque style with late Renaissance influences. The facade has more or less accentuated curves with a great optical effect. It is divided into three orders, the last of which contains the clock and the bell tower where there are four niches, two at the front and two at the sides that act as sites for the bells. The central part of the facade has a window and on the sides are annexed, in relief, 4 columns, two on each side, with an Ionic capital. At the extreme sides of the church the columns are arranged obliquely.
The building has a Latin cross plan supported by ten pillars which divide the room into three naves.
The interior is rich in stuccoes, twisted columns, floral elements and cherubs with a popular flavor. Along the entire barrel vault of the church there are ten rectangular windows, each straight at the sides two angelic putti, all different.
In the transept there are two altars dedicated to Santa Rosalia and San Prospero, patrons of Centuripe.
Valuable is the wooden pulpit with gold decorations and finely worked inlays and bas-reliefs in the central nave. The pulpit has six scrolls plus one at the lower pole decorated in gold.
Of particular artistic and historical value is the famous "Tiledda", a canvas completed at the end of the 19th century, made with twelve strips of cloth woven by hand by the families noblest of the time, it is marine blue and has a monochromatic painting depicting the deposition of Christ.
