San Pietro, Mineo

San Pietro, or Santi Pietro e Paolo, is a Roman Catholic parish church building in the town of Mineo, province of Catania, Sicily.

Side view of the facade

View of the top of the facade from the street below

History

A church was located at the site by the time of the 1512 earthquake in this region. It was further damaged by the 1693 Sicily earthquake, leading to the Baroque-style of the present church. On the flank of the church is a walled portal from the older church.

The church is at a high point of town, The facade is elevated from the street by a tall plinth. The facade is convex with three elevations; each divided by heavy entablatures and cornices. The base has five pilasters with doric capitals flanking the entrance; the story above has ionic columns. The triangular tympanum above the entrance is interrupted by the cornice. Flanking the second floor are statues of the titular saints: Peter and Paul. The third level has sail like bell-tower and a clock, the latter is consistent with its completion in the late 19th-century.

The layout is that of a Latin cross structure with a central nave and two aisles. At the crossing is a dome. The polychrome stone and marble altar is surmounted by a large wooden cross. The interior also has a walnut wood choir and an organ built in 1772.