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Sign: Taormina - Church of S.Agostino now the library


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Piazza IX Aprile, 2, 98039 Taormina ME, Italy
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On the sign:
EX-CHIESA DI S. AGOSTINO
SEC.XV-COSTRUITA NEL 1486
ERA LA CHIESA DEL CONVENTO EREMITI AGOSTINIANI (STILE TARDO GOTICO) ORA BIBLIOTECA COMUNALE

FORMER CHURCH OF ST.AUGUSTINE
XVTH CENTURY LATE GOTHIC- BUILT IN 1486 IT WAS THE CHAPEL OF AUGUSTINIAN HERMITS-
NOW TOWN LIBRARY
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The church built in 1486 was initially built for San Sebastiano, a saint who saved the city from a plague.
Today it serves as the city’s library.

The building was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

Another sign on the wall of the building marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Italian hero Giuseppe Garibaldi Click for sign's details

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