Sant'Oliva, Alcamo

Sant'Oliva ("Saint Olivia") is a catholic church located in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.

[4] In 1724, the church was rebuilt in the present form, with a longitudinal plan that had one nave, after the design of Giovanni Biagio Amico,[1][5] an architect from Trapani.

[7] During the night of 7–8 August 1987, a fire destroyed the ceiling of the church; it was rebuilt some years later thanks to the Sovrintendenza ai Beni Culturali of Sicily.

[9] The church has two portals: the main one overlooks piazza Ciullo, while the other one, with the statue of Saint Olivia on it, faces Corso 6 Aprile.

Initially, there was a main portal dating back to 1572,[1] but after the acquisition of some funds in connection with the Great Jubilee, both doors were replaced by two golden bronze ones realized by Vincenzo Settipani, an architect.

Main portal.
Bell tower.
Map of Saint Oliva's church
A : main door
B : side entrance
C : exit from the bell tower's side
D : entrance of sacristy
E : secondary exit
1-4 : chapels in the left nave
5 : apse
6-9 : chapels in the right nave.