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Local date: 11 January 1693 (): Local time: 21:00 [1] [2]: Duration: 4 minutes: Magnitude: 7.4 M w: Epicenter: 3] The exact location of the epicentre remains uncertain: Areas affected: Southern Italy (notably Sicily) and Malta [4]: Max. intensity: MMI XI (Extreme) [5]: Tsunami: 5–10-metre high waves devastated the coastal villages on the Ionian Sea and in the Straits of Messina. (Ambraseys ...
An incomplete list of events which occurred in Italy in 1693: ... January 11 Sicily earthquake occurs; The secret society Knights of the Apocalypse established [1]
It was nearly razed by the 1693 Sicily earthquake. Apparently, much of the town was in the church at prayer when the earthquake toppled the roof, killing some 700 persons. [2] The church was also rebuilt after World War II due to bombardment in 1943.
Once called Palazzo Massa di San Gregorio, because the present facade dates to the reconstruction after the 1693 Sicily earthquake. The structure was commissioned by the Baron of San Gregorio, Don Eusebio Massa. In 1714, the palace was acquired by Salvatore Pellegrino, Baron of San Demetrio.
The convent began to prosper hower the 1693 Sicily earthquake damaged the structures severely, and the church was rebuilt in 1709. The present facade mainly dates to a reconstruction performed in 1857. [1]
When this church was destroyed by an earthquake in 1075, a church dedicated to the Virgin of the Annunciation was built. Sometime in the 13th century, the Carmelite Fathers took possession and added a large adjacent convent. [1] The church was damaged severely during the 1693 Sicily earthquake and rebuilt in the present form by 1729. This ...
San Francesco Saverio, Palermo Chiesa Madre, Palma di Montechiaro, Sicily Mazzarino, facade of the Parish Church of Our Lady of the Snow 1756 print showing the layout of Avola Angelo Italia (8 May 1628 – 5 May 1700) [ 1 ] was an Italian Jesuit and Baroque architect , who was born in Licata and died in Palermo .
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