Churches

The Church of the Holy Souls is a small oratory of relatively recent foundation. In 1832, a small chapel dedicated to the Holy Souls in Purgatory was built. As popular devotion grew, the building [...]

The early inhabitants of Ciminna built a church dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity and established a confraternity bearing the same name. In 1603, the church was entrusted to the Carmelite Order. The adjoining [...]

The Church of Saint James the Apostle is known to have existed as early as the 16th century. According to tradition, it stands on the site of the former Jewish synagogue, before the expulsion [...]

The Church of Saint Sebastian the Martyr stands in the upper part of the town. It is known to have existed by the 16th century. Originally, it consisted of three naves, but at the [...]

The Church of Saint Joseph was founded at the end of the 16th century as a small chapel dedicated to Saint Joseph the Patriarch. According to local tradition, a woman who lived beside the [...]

Originally dedicated to Saint Leonard, the church was built through the initiative of the confraternity of the same name, established in Ciminna around the middle of the 15th century. In 1608, the church of [...]

A church already stood on this site in the mid-15th century on land belonging to the Billè family, who held its patronage rights and began the construction of the adjoining convent. In 1510, they [...]

The exact date of the church's foundation is unknown, but it is known to have existed by the 15th century. It served as the venue for the General Councils of the town. Originally dedicated [...]

The Church of Saint Vitus the Martyr stands on a hill to the south of the town. Although the exact date of its foundation is unknown, it is certainly very ancient, as Saint Vitus [...]

Originally known as the Church of Santa Maria di Porta San Gerardo, it is one of the oldest churches in Ciminna, dating back to 1475. It was entrusted to the Conventual Franciscans, who established [...]