Church of San Giovanni evangelist
Descrizione
The Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, located in Piazza San Giovanni in Modica Alta, is one of the most important examples of post-earthquake Modican Baroque. Rebuilt in the 18th century on an earlier medieval church, it is distinguished by its façade articulated on three orders with niches and columns, flanked by a bell tower. Access is via a scenic staircase that also leads to a large panoramic belvedere. The interior, with a single nave, preserves a rich artistic heritage: a marble high altar, gilded stuccoes, wooden statues and 18th-century paintings. The decorated wooden ceiling completes the atmosphere of solemnity and recollection. The church is a symbol of the religious and artistic rebirth after the 1693 earthquake and a spiritual reference point for Modica Alta.
