San Giuseppe is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Corso Umberto I in the town of Canicattì, province of Agrigento, region of Sicily, Italy.

History

The site was originally the home of a monastery and hospital run by the Collegio di Maria (order of Suore collegine della Sacra Famiglia) established by Pietro Marcellino Corradini. The hospital was patronized in 1620 by the Baron Giacomo I Bonanno Colonna. The church was also called the "Hospital Church".

San Giuseppe, Canicattì

The church, erected in the 18th century, has undergone many modifications of the centuries, including a major reconstruction in the 20th century by Ernesto Basile, who designed the façade. He also designed the interior coffered ceiling.

San Giuseppe, Canicattì

References

20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy

San Giuseppe Church

Churches in the province of Agrigento

Neoclassical architecture in Sicily

Neoclassical church buildings in Italy

San Giuseppe, Canicattì