Abbey of San Martino delle Scale

The Abbey of San Martino delle Scale is a Benedictine monastery and church located in the hills a few kilometers northwest of Monreale, region of Sicily, Italy.

Most of the present structures date to the 17th and 18th-centuries, including a large refurbishment by the architect Giuseppe Venanzio Marvuglia.

Putatively founded during the rule of Pope Gregory the Great, a monastery at the site was destroyed by the Saracens.

The church was decorated with works by Pietro Novelli, Filippo Paladini, Zoppo di Gangi, Paolo de Matteis, Mattias Stomer and others.

The fontana dell’Oreto and the sculptural depiction of St Martin on horseback were carved by Ignazio Marabitti.