Church of Santa Rosalia in Montelepre
The Church of Santa Rosalia in Montelepre is an important building of worship in the village.
It is known that there was a chapel dedicated to Santa Rosalia close to the current side nave of the Mother Church, which was built in 1625, the year following the discovery of the Saint's bones on Monte Pellegrino, and destroyed at the end of the nineteenth century. The construction of the current structure dates back to 1816 and was commissioned by the brothers of the Compagnia del SS. Sacrament. The construction was completed only in 1849.
The façade is spread over four orders separated by projecting frames and each order is punctuated by smooth pilasters. In the central portion, the entrance door opens on the first order and is surmounted by a small niche with the statue of Santa Rosalia and a triangular tympanum, while on the third order there is a rose window with a depiction of Santa Rosalia on glass. On the third order, on both sides, there are two clocks, while the fourth order closes with a triangular tympanum inserted between the two bell towers.
The Church, with a single nave, has seven altars and eight side chapels. The central vault is adorned with twelve paintings on canvas depicting the life of Santa Rosalia.
Among the works kept inside the church, of particular interest are: the valuable wooden statue of Santa Rosalia by an unknown author; an organ from the second half of the 19th century.
