Chiesa San Filippo Apostolo

Chiesa San Filippo Apostolo
Siracusa, Sicily, Italy

Church Sign

"This church offers splendid guided tours of what lies underneath - and is not to be missed, in my humble opinion. First you descend to the crypt, Further down are what appear to be miles of passageways extending in all directions, in which thousands of people took refuge during World War 2 bombings. At bottom is the piece de resistance: a mikvah (Jewish ritual bath) dating from the era when Siracusa had a sizable Jewish population. This unprepossessing small church is one of the highlights of Ortigia."(Link 1.)

Sanctuary

Altar

Relic

"This church offers splendid guided tours of what lies underneath - and is not to be missed, in my humble opinion. First you descend to the crypt, Further down are what appear to be miles of passageways extending in all directions, in which thousands of people took refuge during World War 2 bombings. At bottom is the piece de resistance: a mikvah (Jewish ritual bath) dating from the era when Siracusa had a sizable Jewish population. This unprepossessing small church is one of the highlights of Ortigia."(Link 1.)

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Photos: Taken in october 2018 with an Iphone by RW while visiting Italy.

Link  11:https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Attraction_Review-g187891-d6738036-Reviews-Chiesa_di_San_Filippo_Apostolo-Syracuse_P
Link  2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse,_Sicily
Link 3:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortygia
                                                                         Prayer

God, be with persecuted Christians throughout the world. Amen (SW.)