Three red domes on a crenellated cube. Inside there is nothing: only light, stone and the original 12th-century floor.
Distance
Area
Kalsa / Piazza Bellini
Visit
20 min
Entry
Ticketed
The story
Built around 1160 for Maio of Bari, Grand Admiral of the Norman kingdom. It was never decorated because its patron was assassinated before completion: what remains is the pure structure, with three red domes, a crenellated crown and double-arched windows. Inside are the original opus sectile floor and a 12th-century altar. Since 1937 it has been entrusted to the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre.