Palermo - La Gancia Santa Maria degli Angeli

The Chiesa La Gancia, also known as Chiesa di Santa Maria, is near the Palazzo Abatellis in Via Alloro in Palermo. Built c. 1490 as a hospital church of the Franciscan Order, it has a simplistic front with two Gothic doorways. Inside, the coffered ceiling is original, and other items to be noted are an Annunciation by Antonello Gagini on the columns in the presbytery, the chapel to the right near the presbytery with stucco-work by Serpotta, and paintings by Antonello da Palermo and Vincenzo da Pavia.