SANTA
MARIA DI LICODIA
Santa
Maria di Licodia is a city of about 6,800 inhabitants at 442 m a.s.l.
The city is named after a Benedictine Abbey, now Town Hall, located
in Piazza Umberto. Built in the 12th century, under the Norman,
and extensively refurbished in the 1640s, it is the main tourism
attraction in town. A square Arab-Norman tower and a church dedicated
to Santa Maria di Licodia are as much interesting historical sites.
The latter contains various pieces of art from the Abbey, such as
a wooden polychrome statue of Santa Gertrude la Grande, a 1500’s
wooden polychrome Crucifix, paintings, among which are the astounding
1500’s Annunciation, the 1600’s San Giovannino and the
1700’s Sant’Antonio Abate, a 1800’s wooden litter
of San Giuseppe, and several other objects like silver relics and
chalices ranging in date from 1736 through 1824.
HISTORY
Santa Maria di Licodia is believed
to have been built on the former “Inessa”, a prehistoric
Sikel settlement. According to historical sources, the new city
was founded in 1143, when Simone del Vasto, Count of Policastro
and Lord of Paternò, entrusted the Benedictin monk Geremia
the convent and the church of the Virgin Mary of Licodia-
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Aci Castello
Aci Catena
Acireale
Aci Sant'antonio
Aci Trezza
Adrano
Belpasso
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Bronte
Calatabiano
Caltagirone
Camporotondo Etneo
Castel Di Judica
Castiglione Di Sicilia
Fiumefreddo Di Sicilia
Giarre
Grammichele
Gravina Di Catania
Licodia Eubea
Linguaglossa
Maletto
Maniace
Mascali
Mascalucia
Mazzarrone
Militello Val Di Catania
Milo
Mineo
Mirabella Imbaccari
Misterbianco
Motta Santa Anastasia
Nicolosi
Palagonia
Paternò
Pedara
Piedimonte Etneo
Raddusa
Ragalna
Ramacca
Randazzo
Riposto
San Cono
San Giovanni La Punta
San Gregorio
San Michele Di Ganzaria
San Pietro Clarenza
Sant'agata Li Battiati
Sant'alfio
Santa Maria Di Licodia
Santa Venerina
Scordia
Trecastagni
Tremestieri Etneo
Valverde
Viagrande
Vizzini
Zafferana Etnea
Il
Vulcano Etna
Aci San Filippo
Aci Platani
Monterosso
Santa Maria La Scala
Santa Tecla
Stazzo
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