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Church of San Francesco Borgia of Catania


The church of San Francesco Borgia is a Catholic church in Catania, located in Via dei Crociferi, the most scenic street of the city's Baroque, in the Terme della Rotonda district.

Equipped with a double ramp staircase, it has a very linear façade in the Roman academic style. It takes place on two orders of coupled columns in marble.

The interior has three naves very large and bright. The side altars are made of marble and showcase 18th century catanese painters.

The dome is frescoed with themes recalling the Jesuit order of the painter Olivio Sozzi.

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Church of San Francesco Borgia of Catania




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