Biblioteca centrale della Regione Siciliana

The Biblioteca centrale della Regione Siciliana is an historic library located on Via Vittorio Emanuele # 429 in central Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy.

Biblioteca centrale della Regione Siciliana
LocationPalermo 
Coordinates38°07′N 13°22′E
Typearchive 
CountryItaly 
Websitemw.bibliotecacentraleregionesiciliana.it/MW/,%20http://www.bibliotecaregionalepalermo.it

History

A Jesuit school at this site was erected in 1586. Previously the ancient church of Santa Pantaleone was present here, alongside some homes. The Renaissance architecture is sober and functional. The interior has a large courtyard. After the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767, their library became a royal school in 1782 during the reign Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and the instigation of Gabriele Lancillotto Castello, prince of Torremuza. It became a state library in 1860 and remained a national library until being transferred to the Regione Siciliana in 1977. The library now also encompases the space of the prior adjacent church.

It is housed in the former Jesuit Collegio Massimo of the Jesuits (Collegio Massimo dei Gesuiti) of Palermo[1] and the adjoining baroque former church of Santa Maria della Grotta.

See also

References
  1. There are a number of buildings named Collegio Massimo dei Gesuiti in Italy.

Sources
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