Palermo - Sant'Ignazio all'Olivella

Following Via Roma from the Piazza San Domenico northwestwards leads to the Piazza Olivella and to this triple-aisled columned basilica built in 1585 by Antonino Muttone for the Brotherhood of St Filippo Neri. Its mighty dome was added in 1732. The church was damaged in the Second World War but has since been restored. In 1769 Giovanni Venanzio Marvuglia built the Classically-styled Oratory of the Brotherhood near the church.

Adjoining the church on the other side are the extensive monastery buildings of the Brotherhood of Filippo Neri with its two cloisters. Since 1866 they have housed the Archeological Museum.