Chiesa della Santissima Trinità detta La Magione
Late Norman church of the Santissima Trinità with cloister and chapel in Palermo, former commandery of the Teutonic Knights; church with free admission.
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About the museum
The church was built as the “Mansio Sanctae Trinitatis” in the second half of the 12th century beside a Cistercian abbey which, according to the Ministry of Culture, was founded in 1191 by Matteo Ajello, chancellor of the Norman kingdom. In 1197 it passed to the Teutonic Knights, from whom the name “Magione” derives (from mansio, meaning their seat). It is considered one of the last Norman buildings in Palermo, with Fatimid-style exterior volumes and a Northern European layout inside.
In the 15th century the complex was enlarged and in 1492 the church became a commandery, with side chapels added. A thick layer of Baroque plaster covered the original structure; restorations from 1875 to the 1920s removed the additions to recover the late Norman appearance. The current entrance is a Baroque portal of 1717.
The interior has slender proportions in Gothic taste, with pointed arches on colonnades; in the floor are the tombs of 15th-century Teutonic Knights. The cloister preserves two original walkways of the pointed-arch portico on coupled columns, while the chapel of Santa Cecilia houses a fresco of the Crucifixion, a fragment of a 13th-century fresco and its sinopia (preparatory underdrawing).
Highlights
- Late Norman church of the 12th century
- Cloister with pointed-arch portico on coupled columns
- Chapel of Santa Cecilia with fresco of the Crucifixion and sinopia
- Tombs of Teutonic Knights in the floor
- Baroque portal of 1717
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Groups (10+ people) | €2 per personGroup rate for chapel and cloister, from 10 people. |
Free admission to the church and convent (by booking); chapel and cloister €3 per person.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits to the convent require a telephone booking. |
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