Church of Saint Cajetan 'alle Grotte'
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| Address : | Piazza Carlo Alberto, 74, 95131 Catania CT, Italy |
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| City : | Catania |
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Giacomo S. on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Chiesa con cripta risalente al 261 d.C.
La cripta si trova nei sotterranei della chiesa, in una grotta a circa 5-6 metri di profondità.
É stato il primo sepolcro di S. Agata Vergine e Martire, patrona di Catania.
Attenzione: nella maggior parte dell'anno é chiusa. Aperta durante la settimana Pasquale (giovedi-venerdi) fino alle 21:00.
 Church with crypt dating back to 261 AD
The crypt is located in the basement of the church, in a cave about 5-6 meters deep.
It was the first sepulcher of S. Agata Vergine e Martire, patron saint of Catania.
Attention: most of the year it is closed. Open during Easter week (Thursday-Friday) until 21:00.
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Alfio Giovanni Tomaselli on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Per la semplicità per il sentirsi veramente vicini a Dio. La vicinanza delle catacombe..il rito officiato secondo il rito copto la presenza di altra etnia e l'accoglienza di tutti i presenti ti dà speranza di una fratellanza universale.
For the simplicity for feeling truly close to God. The proximity of the catacombs ... the rite officiated according to the Coptic rite, the presence of another ethnic group and the welcome of all present gives you hope of a universal brotherhood.
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Agatino Dipolito on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Chiesa con antiche testimonianze cattoliche. Si trova immersa nel mercato storico de" a fera o luni". E stata costruita sopra i resti di una Catania più volte sommersa dalla lava dell'Etna. Molto interessante è vedere, nella zona della cripta, i vari strati di lava che si sono susseguiti durante le varie eruzioni.
Church with ancient Catholic testimonies. It is immersed in the historical market of "a fera o luni". It was built over the remains of a Catania submerged several times by the lava of Etna. It is very interesting to see, in the crypt area, the various layers of lava that followed one another during the various eruptions.
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Nicola Tisi on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ La prima chiesa, secondo la tradizione, fu edificata nel 262 (III secolo d. C.) dal quarto vescovo della città Sant'Everio e dedicata a Santa Maria di Betlem. In una grotta lavica già usata come cisterna, e intitolata a Santa Maria[4]. Il tempio si ingrandì probabilmente nel VII secolo, e forse in questo periodo sorse l'apogea chiesa di San Gaetano, a quel tempo forse intitolata a Santa Maria La Grotta
According to tradition, the first church was built in 262 (3rd century AD) by the fourth bishop of the city Sant'Everio and dedicated to Santa Maria di Betlem. In a lava cave already used as a cistern, and dedicated to Santa Maria [4]. The temple was probably enlarged in the seventh century, and perhaps in this period the apogee church of San Gaetano rose, at that time perhaps dedicated to Santa Maria La Grotta
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David Farrugia on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The crypt is just wonderful
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Robert Coleiro on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very nice
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LemonGrove Spice Co on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really nice view of Catania City from the top. It's peaceful and you can see Mt. Etna.
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Lorena Papini on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Visited with "Associazione Etna 'Ngeniousa", Underground Catania Tour. Awesome place with an hypogean little church, great place of devotion and history, since it is thought to be the first resting place of St. Agata. Moreover, the guide told us the church is often "lent" to other christian churches (Coptic and Orthodox), which makes it also a place of cultural meeting.
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