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Church · Scala (SA)

Church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria in Scala

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 447 m
Pictured: Scala · Jensens · Public domain · resized

A Byzantine-plan church in Santa Caterina, a hamlet of Scala, linked to the D'Afflitto family.

In the hamlet of Santa Caterina in Scala, the church of the same name has a Byzantine plan: some scholars date it to before the 10th century.According to others, it was built by the D'Afflitto family as a vow after taking part in the Crusades. A story of the Coast's merchants and knights.

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