The Crypt of S.Restituta
The Crypt of S.Restituta is situated in via S.Efisio,
in the Stampace quarter.
It is a vast chamber which was used as a place of worship as far back
as pre-historic times and which has revealed important testimony to
the Punic, Roman, early Christian, Byzantine, late Medieval and Baroque
periods.
The grotto is linked to the cult of S.Restituta, whose remains were
uncovered in 1614. The simulacrum of the Saint is in marble and dates
back to the VI century.
The only testimony to Byzantine art is what remains of a large fresco
depicting S.Giovanni Battista.
During the Second World War the Crypt of S.Restituta was used as a
bomb shelter.
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