Cattedrale di Sant'Agata, Catania

The Basilica Cattedrale Sant'Agata is the mother church of Catania, Sicily, dedicated to Saint Agatha, the city's patron saint. Originally built in 1094 by Roger I of Hauteville on the ruins of Roman thermae after the Normans wrested Sicily from Arab rule, the cathedral was reconstructed in late-Baroque style following the devastating 1693 earthquake. It overlooks the majestic Piazza Duomo and preserves the relics of Sant'Agata in a chapel dedicated to her, drawing thousands of pilgrims each year, particularly during the famous February feast.