San Pietro e Santa Maria Maggiore, Calascibetta

San Pietro e Santa Maria Maggiore is the Roman Catholic "mother church", or chiesa madre and also called Duomo, located in Piazza Madrize in the town of Calascibetta, in the region of Sicily, Italy.

The first church of Santa Maria Maggiore was built by 1340 atop the ruins of a castle under the patronage of King Peter II of Aragon.

Refurbished over the centuries, it has a basilica layout with a central nave and two aisles.

The facade is simple, articulated with stone pilasters, and the center bell tower linked to aisles by volutes.

Along the nave, Romanesque-style sculpted figures decorate the bases of the columns, including sphinxes and hawks.

Facade of church
detail of nave