Chiesa del Carmine, Floridia

The Chiesa del Carmine is a Baroque-style church located on Via Vincenzo Bellini #57 in the town of Floridia, in the Province of Siracusa, region of Sicily, Italy.

Also known as the Church of the Beata Vergine Maria di Monte Carmelo (Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel) or Madonna del Carmine, this church was built in the 18th century at the site of a former chapel dedicated to the Anime del Purgatorio (Souls in Purgatory).

The church has a large crypt with an ossuary that was used for burials in prior centuries.

The interior is highly decorated with stuccoes, bas reliefs, and altarpieces.

The church, which was affiliated with the Reformed order of Carmelites, houses an altarpiece depicting the Madonna before the Souls of Purgatory (1714) by Martino Italia.

Facade of church