Church of San Vito in Chiaramonte Gulfi
The Church of San Vito in Chiaramonte Gulfi is dedicated to the Patron Saint of the village.
The building dates back to the 16th century. On the current site there was a church dedicated to San Lorenzo, protector of ancient Gulfi. At the beginning of the 1500s the protection of San Vito was invoked due to the outbreak of a plague epidemic, and so it was that the church was reconsecrated and dedicated to the young martyr, proclaimed patron saint by popular acclaim.
During the centuries the building, although small, was subject to various rearrangements, embellishments and was embellished with decorations and valuable works of art, paintings and sculptures.
The imposing bell tower dates back to 1927 and is the tallest in the city , and the largest bell in the city is located inside the belfry.
The 17th-century statue of San Vito, attributed to Melchiorre Ereddia, is of particular artistic value. The statue is placed on a percolo with four columns, all gilded, which stands out in its imposing height, the work of the sculptor Benedetto Cultraro in 1719.
