Church of San Rocco in Piazza Armerina
The Church of San Rocco in Piazza Armerina is one of the greatest representations of the Sicilian Baroque style of the city. The church is also known as Church of Fundrò as in 1622 it was assigned to the Benedictine monks of the homonymous abbey.
The original building dates back to the fourteenth century and is believed to be one of the oldest in the city. In the fifteenth century, when control of the city passed to the city of Enna, it was decided to transfer the monks of Piazza Armerina to Enna. This decision aroused numerous protests from all the inhabitants of Piazza Armerina to the point of canceling the provision. Thus the convent adjoining the church of San Rocco was built and donated, in 1613, to the Benedictine monks who had just returned to the city. The monastery remained in operation until 1866, the year in which religious orders were suppressed.
The sandstone facade has a spectacular entrance portal in Baroque style, surrounded by pilasters and dominated by a frame with decorations and inlays of considerable value. Above the portal is a sundial. On the right of the structure stands the bell tower with a single belfry.
The interior of the church, with a single nave, has pilasters with Doric capitals and is embellished with stuccos and valuable works of art that cover all the walls internal.
The convent is now the seat of the Municipal Administration.
