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a piece of history and beauty...

A Modica Alta: un vero gioiello dell'architettura tardo gotica siciliana.
Il complesso francescano di S. Maria del Gesù, costruito in occasione del matrimonio tra Anna Cabrera, della Contea di Modica e Fadrique Henriquez, giovane rampollo catalano imparentato con la corona di Spagna, nozze celebrate nel 1481.

La Chiesa ed il suo chiostro stupendo, con bellissime colonne tortili dalle diverse ed innumerevoli decorazioni, non sono ancora visitabili in quanto  cantiere di restauro.
Notevoli le analogie con altri edifici catalani del '400.
Un occasione davvero speciale  pochi giorni fa, per noi studenti di un master universitario..(anche se dopo questo tour il professore ci ha comunicato che avremmo fatto l'esame il giorno dopo!!)
Una bellissima sorpresa...

In assoluto religioso silenzio..si resta davvero senza fiato, senza parole......

Di tanto in  tanto ,in occasioni speciali, si apre al pubblico, cosa non comune, in quanto parte del complesso ospita ancora il carcere di Modica.
Si trova proprio a Modica alta, salendo da S.Giovanni..

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Mdica alta: a true jewel from the late gothic sicilian architecture: the complex of St. Francis friars'  S. Maria del Gesù.
It was built to celebrate the wedding between Anna Cabrera, from the Contea di Modica and Fadrique Henriquez, young  catalan aristocratic related to the Spanish Crown in 1481.
Both the Church and its beautiful cloister characterised by innumerable and elegant twisted colomns are still not open to visitors as it's under restoration.
The students of the universitary master and me had a beautiful surprise a few days ago. The professor came and brought us there, although then he told us that we would have had the exam the day after!!!
What a surprise!

The beauty of this place let you breathless and wordless!
Very rarely it's opened to public,as it's still partly used as prison in Modica



detail from  the facade


the cloister

the cloister: detail of a column

the stone voulted crossed ceiling

still partly used as prison today!

the key-stone with the symbols of Henriquez -Cabrera:
a lion with towers and the gout

the Church inside: still work in progress

window of the monks'cell

window from the facade: details


out through the gate


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