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Santissima Trinita di Delia Description
Above where the River Delia has been dammed to produce the Lago della Trinità, there stands the Chiesa di Santissima Trinità di Delia (4km/2mi west of Castelvetrano). The church, which is well worth visiting, is on the estate of the Saporito family, and is used by them as a burial chapel. The church was constructed between 1140 and 1160, probably as a place of worship of the Basilian order. This seems likely because the church, with its small square central building, is like a cross-domed church in the Byzantine style. The central dome rests on four pillars, while the east end boasts three semi-circular apses. The interior, which was restored in 1880 by Giuseppe Patricolo, displays ashlaring worked with the utmost care. The exterior of
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