Santa Maria dell'Itria

Santa Maria dell'Itria is derived from Santa Maria dell Odigitria, referring to the Marian iconic veneration of the originally Byzantine Virgin Hodegetria. There are a number of churches in Italy with this name, including:

Santa Maria dell'Itria, Barrafranca, Sicily
Santa Maria d'Itria, Niscemi, Sicily
Santa Maria dell'Itria dei Cocchieri, Palermo, Sicily
Santa Maria dell'Itria alla Kalsa, a church in the historic center of Palermo, Sicily
Santa Maria Dell'Itria, known as La Pinta, a church in the ancient quarter of Albergaria (Palermo), Sicily
Santa Maria dell'Itria, Ragusa, Sicily

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