Overview
Built between 1653 and 1659, it incorporated the first ducal palace and also welcomed the daughters of Julius, II Duke of Palma, and later his wife Rosalia Traina under the Cassinese rule. It is located on a semicircular and impervious flight of steps, in a square square with the streets intersecting at the place that was once marked by the column with the cross. It was inaugurated on 12 June 1659. The monastery has a simple appearance with unadorned windows. Baroque decorated windows overlook the inner courtyard. Inside, the parlour has barrel vaults leading to a garden full of trees in which there is a sculpture of the Madonna with St Benedict. The sisters also guard Our Lady of the Rosy Dove and the urn of the venerable Mary Crucified. Even today, it is one of the few cloistered monasteries in Sicily, access to which is prohibited to almost everyone.
Piazza Domenico Provenzani, 18, 92020 Palma di Montechiaro AG, Italia
