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San Fratello (Messina)

S. Alfio 
S. Filadelfio
S. Cirino

uncertain between 1090 and 1110

    This is a little church with only one nave with a principal apse and small lateral apses. The shrine, divided into three parts by lancet arches, is covered by a cupola with tambour sustained by splayed corner niches. The external cylindrical volume of the cupola and its cone-shaped covering confirm the hypothesis of a type belonging to the County period with some Calabrian influences. The pictures show two external views.

Vittorio Noto

Bibliography
F. Basile, "L'architettura della Sicilia normanna", Catania, 1975

Photography
Melo Minnella Palermo