
Martorana


Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio

12th century mosaics


the manger scene


Byzantine style mosaics made by Greek artisans


George of Antioch




restored to Greek Orthodox rite by Mussolini in 1935

a column for the intended mosque (still has Arabic inscriptions)

Chiesa di San Cataldo


Chiesa di San Cataldo

Built in the 1150s by Maio of Bari (William I's Emer of Emirs)

unadorned due to the murder of Maio in 1160


interior of the dome


with its distinctive pink domes