San Domenico, Trapani

San Domenico, Trapani
Chiesa di San Domenico
San Domenico, Trapani
38°01′01″N 12°30′43″E / 38.016853816553294°N 12.511941958684062°E / 38.016853816553294; 12.511941958684062
LocationTrapani, Sicily, Italy
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
DedicationSaint Dominic
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleSicilian Gothic
Administration
DioceseTrapani

San Domenico, Trapani (Italian: Chiesa di San Domenico) is a medieval church in the historic centre of Trapani, Sicily.[1]

The church originated in the 13th century, when the Dominican Order established its principal convent in Trapani. The building contained medieval sepulchral fragments and commemorative inscriptions, reflecting its role as a burial place for notable local families.[1]

San Domenico retains several features of Sicilian Gothic, most notably its pointed stone portal and moulded Gothic profiles typical of 13th–14th-century monastic construction. Although the interior has undergone later alterations, traces of the medieval fabric remain visible in its structural lines and decorative elements.[1]

  • The façade of San Domenico, Trapani

References

  1. ^ a b c Polizzi, Giuseppe (1879). I monumenti d’antichità e d’arte della Provincia di Trapani. Trapani: Tipografia di Giovanni Modica-Romano.
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