The restoration and the Church-Museum
In 1995, the small church of San Calogero underwent restoration and consolidation work that focused on the repair of the walls, roofs, interior layout, and installations. No longer used for religious purposes, the church has since been repurposed as a museum. For many years, it housed the works of Gianbecchina, a 20th-century painter from Sambuca, whose pieces are now displayed in a dedicated art gallery.
The small church at the foot of Corso
Umberto I
Located at the entrance of Corso Umberto I, the small church of San Calogero is modest in size and features the architectural style of a temple. It was founded by Nicolò Sagona, based on a contract signed with the local jurors on July 18, 1669. The church exhibits the characteristics of the period’s style: a single nave with a curved presbytery and pilasters that support the perimeter cornice, a semi-barrel apse with a small dome that connects to the arch of the vault. The roof over the nave is a smooth barrel vault, while externally, it is visibly a double-pitched roof. The façade is structured like a gable, framed by full-height pilasters and characterized by a wooden portal with Ionic pilasters, decorated with bas-relief carvings depicting scenes from the life of the Saint. The structure is made of masonry, composed of blocks of calcarenite sandstone and local stone.