Church of Sant'Agata in Monforte San Giorgio
The Church of Sant'Agata in Monforte San Giorgio is a small religious building located in the heart of the historic centre.
The origins of the building date back to the 16th century. It was completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1783 which also caused a partial collapse of the bell tower.
The church is accessed via a small staircase. The simple gabled façade, delimited by two pilasters which culminate with lateral pinnacles on a square base, is enriched by a stone portal and adjacent to it, there is the bell tower with a square base delimited by four corners, in squared stone blocks . Four arched windows make up the bell tower, topped by a pavilion roof.
The interior, with a single nave, with some phytomorphic stucco decorations, has five chapels in which as many votive altars have been created. The main altar, in wood and polychrome marble, is surmounted by the wooden statue of Sant'Agata, co-patron saint of the town.
The peculiarity of this small church is its bell tower from around 1700 to which the most ancient tradition of Monforte San Giorgio, the Katabba, that is, a joint sound of bells and drums that has handed down history and the tradition of the village.
