Chiesa delle Santissime Anime del Purgatorio

Nice little church

Situated in Piazza della Repubblica, we found this church on our walk from Ragusa Ibla to Ragusa Superiore. Built in C17th, it's situated at the top of a flight of stairs. Well worth a look around.

Sunday mass

We arrived in Ragusa on Saturday night so went to this church which was a few steps from our hotel. Typical Italian church mass was obviously in Italian so I had marginal understanding of the service....

Interesting small church up a steep flight of stairs

Upon entering this church, I spotted placards- one in Italian, the other in English which describe all the statues and paintings. The most interesting thing about this church was reading that it was...

Often passed by, but worth stopping for

Passing through Piazza della Repubblica on the way back from Ragusa Ibla to Ragusa Superiore we saw that the doors to the church which had previously been close were now open. Climbing the steep step...

A survivor

Original Text

One of the few buildings that survived the 1693 earthquake. Located on a hill trap closed by a rug and located on the Byzantine walls.