Church of St. Mary of the Admiral
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Church in Palermo, Italy
The Church of St. Mary of the Admiral, also called Martorana, is the seat of the Parish of San Nicolò dei Greci, overlooking the Piazza Bellini, next to the Norman church of San Cataldo, and facing the Baroque church of Santa Caterina in Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy.
Address: Piazza Bellini, 3, 90133 Palermo PA, Italy
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9:30 AM
Phone: +39 345 828 8231
Oct 25, 2018 · Known colloquially as the Martorana, the official name is the Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, an homage to its patron, the Syrian-Greek ...
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Beautiful church with a rich history. It's a UNESCO world heritage site. One of the few church's anywhere where both Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic services ...
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In 1436 it was given to the nuns of the nearby convent "della Martorana", from which its second name derives, as a chapel of the convent. In order to contain ...
Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio is also known as La Martorana, and is a spectacular, sacred site in the center of Palermo. The church was commissioned in 1143 ...