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Perhaps not "the most important church in Acireale," but probably the most scenic.
Basilica di San Sebastiano的点评
点评：The official website of the Municipality of Acireale, under the "San Sebastiano" entry, currently states that this is "the most important church in Acireale".
It's difficult to give definitive words on this matter, and in particular, it's arguable whether the "mother church" (i.e., the nearby cathedral) is less important than the church of San Sebastiano. It's probably true, however, that San Sebastiano is the most scenic one, thanks to its elaborate late-Baroque façade and its equally striking balustrade, featuring sculptures of quite unusual subjects: Old Testament figures such as David, Jonah, Joshua, Eleazar, Moses, Aaron, Malachi, Joseph, Daniel, and Samson.
The façade-balustrade ensemble, carved by white limestone from the Syracuse area and recently cleaned of traffic smog, is undoubtedly striking and can easily be imagined as a "stone lace". The short span of time in which the ensemble was built (1699-1705 for the church, 1754 for the balustrade) and the absence of subsequent interventions (unlike what happened to the cathedral) produce an image of great beauty and harmony.
Obviously, as the construction dates indicate, this church is part of the urban and architectural reconstruction of eastern Sicily after the disastrous 1693 earthquake. Before the reconstruction, another church stood here, also dedicated to Saint Sebastian and completed in 1644; but I didn't find it legible in the current layout of the church.
Another strong point of interest for this church is that it represents perhaps the most important surviving testimony to the work of Pietro Paolo Vasta (1697-1760), a painter born in Acireale and very active, especially in the province of Catania. In fact, in addition to having provided the design for the biblical statues mentioned above (and carved by Giovan Battista Marino), he frescoed the large cycle of the “Stories of Saint Sebastian” inside the church (choir and transept) and biblical subjects in the drum and the sails of the dome.
It's difficult to give definitive words on this matter, and in particular, it's arguable whether the "mother church" (i.e., the nearby cathedral) is less important than the church of San Sebastiano. It's probably true, however, that San Sebastiano is the most scenic one, thanks to its elaborate late-Baroque façade and its equally striking balustrade, featuring sculptures of quite unusual subjects: Old Testament figures such as David, Jonah, Joshua, Eleazar, Moses, Aaron, Malachi, Joseph, Daniel, and Samson.
The façade-balustrade ensemble, carved by white limestone from the Syracuse area and recently cleaned of traffic smog, is undoubtedly striking and can easily be imagined as a "stone lace". The short span of time in which the ensemble was built (1699-1705 for the church, 1754 for the balustrade) and the absence of subsequent interventions (unlike what happened to the cathedral) produce an image of great beauty and harmony.
Obviously, as the construction dates indicate, this church is part of the urban and architectural reconstruction of eastern Sicily after the disastrous 1693 earthquake. Before the reconstruction, another church stood here, also dedicated to Saint Sebastian and completed in 1644; but I didn't find it legible in the current layout of the church.
Another strong point of interest for this church is that it represents perhaps the most important surviving testimony to the work of Pietro Paolo Vasta (1697-1760), a painter born in Acireale and very active, especially in the province of Catania. In fact, in addition to having provided the design for the biblical statues mentioned above (and carved by Giovan Battista Marino), he frescoed the large cycle of the “Stories of Saint Sebastian” inside the church (choir and transept) and biblical subjects in the drum and the sails of the dome.
翻译：阿奇雷亚莱市政府的官方网站在“圣塞巴斯蒂亚诺教堂”条目下称其为“阿奇雷亚莱最重要的教堂”。
对此很难妄下定论，尤其是“母教堂”（即附近的大教堂）是否不如圣塞巴斯蒂亚诺教堂重要，这一点尚存争议。然而，圣塞巴斯蒂亚诺教堂无疑是最美丽的，这要归功于其精美的晚期巴洛克式立面和同样引人注目的栏杆，栏杆上雕刻着一些颇为独特的人物：旧约圣经中的人物，如大卫、约拿、约书亚、以利亚撒、摩西、亚伦、玛拉基、约瑟、但以理和参孙。
这座由锡拉库萨地区白色石灰岩雕刻而成的立面和栏杆组合，最近刚刚清理了交通污染，无疑令人叹为观止，宛如一幅“石蕾丝”。这座建筑群建造时间短（教堂主体建于1699-1705年，栏杆建于1754年），且未曾进行过后续修缮（与大教堂的情况截然不同），因此呈现出极佳的美感与和谐之美。
显然，正如建造日期所示，这座教堂是1693年毁灭性地震后西西里岛东部城市和建筑重建的一部分。重建之前，这里曾有一座教堂，同样供奉圣塞巴斯蒂安，于1644年竣工；但在目前的教堂布局中，我并未发现它的踪迹。
这座教堂的另一大亮点在于，它或许是现存最重要的彼得罗·保罗·瓦斯塔（1697-1760）作品的见证。瓦斯塔是一位出生于阿奇雷亚莱的画家，在卡塔尼亚省等地创作颇丰。事实上，除了为上述圣经雕像提供设计（由乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯塔·马里诺雕刻）之外，他还为教堂内部（唱诗班席位和耳堂）绘制了大型的“圣塞巴斯蒂安的故事”壁画，并在穹顶的鼓座和帆状结构上绘制了圣经主题壁画。
对此很难妄下定论，尤其是“母教堂”（即附近的大教堂）是否不如圣塞巴斯蒂亚诺教堂重要，这一点尚存争议。然而，圣塞巴斯蒂亚诺教堂无疑是最美丽的，这要归功于其精美的晚期巴洛克式立面和同样引人注目的栏杆，栏杆上雕刻着一些颇为独特的人物：旧约圣经中的人物，如大卫、约拿、约书亚、以利亚撒、摩西、亚伦、玛拉基、约瑟、但以理和参孙。
这座由锡拉库萨地区白色石灰岩雕刻而成的立面和栏杆组合，最近刚刚清理了交通污染，无疑令人叹为观止，宛如一幅“石蕾丝”。这座建筑群建造时间短（教堂主体建于1699-1705年，栏杆建于1754年），且未曾进行过后续修缮（与大教堂的情况截然不同），因此呈现出极佳的美感与和谐之美。
显然，正如建造日期所示，这座教堂是1693年毁灭性地震后西西里岛东部城市和建筑重建的一部分。重建之前，这里曾有一座教堂，同样供奉圣塞巴斯蒂安，于1644年竣工；但在目前的教堂布局中，我并未发现它的踪迹。
这座教堂的另一大亮点在于，它或许是现存最重要的彼得罗·保罗·瓦斯塔（1697-1760）作品的见证。瓦斯塔是一位出生于阿奇雷亚莱的画家，在卡塔尼亚省等地创作颇丰。事实上，除了为上述圣经雕像提供设计（由乔瓦尼·巴蒂斯塔·马里诺雕刻）之外，他还为教堂内部（唱诗班席位和耳堂）绘制了大型的“圣塞巴斯蒂安的故事”壁画，并在穹顶的鼓座和帆状结构上绘制了圣经主题壁画。
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