The Sicilian Folklore Museum & the Church of Santa Caterina in Taormina, March 2005

Sicilian Museum of art and folk traditions – Housed in Palazzo Corvaja, this Museum exhibits some figurative art and some examples of Sicilian craftsmen’s art created in the period from the 16th to the 20th century. The exhibits included wooden sculptures, ceramics, Sicilian carts, and posters of puppet shows.

St. Catherine’s church

The exact construction date of this church, consecrated to St. Catherine of Alexandria in Egypt and located in the centre of the city opposite Palazzo Corvaja, is not known. It is thought to date back to 1663, the year engraved on the tablet of the ossuary found outside the church and now located in the wall beside the staircase which leads to the crypt.

The entrance door to the sacresty is on the justify of the portal; the sacresty is thought to have been built before the Church, i.e. during the 16th century. The facade of the sacresty is decorated with two small windows ornated with sea shells, the same decoration used on the architrave of its door.

Text for the Sicilian Folklore Museum from: www.travelplan.it/taormina_guide_churches_museums.htm

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Text for St. Catherine's Church from: www.gate2taormina.com/taormina_en.htm