Memorial marking the 70th anniversary of the attack on Monsignor Giovanni Battista Peruzzo in 1945
The prayer of Archpriest Monsignor Antonino Massaro, carved onto a book, along the road leading to the Hermitage of Santa Rosalia
The hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, situated at an altitude of 986 metres, was built by the Genoese merchant Francesco Scassi
The ancient hermitage of Santa Rosalia, nestled in terraces along the northern side of the ancient Serra Quisquina, built towards the end of the 1600s next to the cave
A sign hanging on the walls of the Hermitage of Santa Rosalia, on which is written: ‘Stranger passing by this gate, the bell has rung; the monk, in the name of God, will welcome you’
Some padlocks hanging on the wall in the oil mill at the museum of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
Antique bellows for fireplaces or stoves, used to stoke the fire, in the museum at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The antique glass wine barrels and demijohns on display at the museum of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The large vat in which the grapes were trodden for wine production, in the museum at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The old glass demijohns, used for storing wine, in the museum at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The stone walls of the old storeroom, inside the museum at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The latrines, the monks’ ancient toilets, with their terracotta funnel-shaped pipes that discharged sewage into the surrounding land for fertilisation
The long corridor of the friars’ cells, inside the museum at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia
A friar’s small, humble cell in the museum of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
A sculpture depicting "Fra Vicè", dating from 1980 and created by the sculptor Lorenzo Reina, in the museum of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The simple furnishings of ‘Fra Vicè’s’ small cell, comprising a bed, a desk and an antique washbasin, in the museum of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
Detail of the ancient decorated floor of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The identity card of the last hermit, ‘Fra Vicè’ (born Filippo Cacciatore), who died in 1985, in the museum of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The original long tables in the refectory of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
What remains of the kitchen at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, featuring two wood-fired ovens
The pots and ladles from the old kitchen at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The oven at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, which was used to bake the daily bread
The Prince of Ventimiglia’s room, built during the extension works on the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The simple furnishings of a north-facing cell in the museum of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The Baroque-style sanctuary of the hermitage of Santa Rosalia, seen from above, built in the late 1600s
A fresco on the ceiling of the sanctuary at the hermitage of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, depicting the Virgin and Child
An old sculpture of Saint Rosalia lying down, inside the hermitage of Saint Rosalia alla Quisquina
The bones of the hermits from the Sanctuary of the last century, buried and preserved in display cases in the crypt beneath the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia
The skeleton of a hermit, inside a display case in the crypt of the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The skull of a hermit monk in the crypt of the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The bones of the hermits’ remains, mummified using a method employed by the Capuchin monks of Palermo, in the crypt of the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina
The façade of the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, built in 1690 and restored in 1877
The Baroque sanctuary of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, adorned by the prior and architect Ignazio Traina
The marble statue of Saint Rosalia, situated behind the altar of the Sanctuary, was created by the sculptor Filippo Pennino in 1774
The marble altar frontal, dating from the 1700s, from the altar of the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, by the Musca brothers
Detail of the altar frontal at the Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia alla Quisquina, created by the Musca brothers, composed of small pieces of marble and inlay work
A stone pointed arch on the path leading to the cave of Santa Rosalia
The narrow passage leading to the cave of Santa Rosalia, where, according to tradition, she lived for twelve years before moving to Palermo on Monte Pellegrino
A small passage, carved into the rock, leading to the cave of Saint Rosalia, where the saint lived in search of peace, solitude and the love of God
The stone statue of Saint Rosalia lying down, dating from around the mid-18th century, is situated inside a small grotto accessed via a narrow passage
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Fotografie di Leonardo Bellotti
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