Santa Maria la Cava e Sant'Alfio
The Chiesa madre of Santa Maria la Cava e Sant'Alfio is the main religious building in Lentini, Italy.
It was built after the 1693 Sicily earthquake by merging the former cathedral of Santa Maria la Cava with the chapter of the collegiate church dedicated to the Saints Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus.
Built in baroque style, the interior has three naves. In the left nave, the reliquary float of St. Alphius, made of silver, is stored. The float is carried throughout the main streets of Lentini during the celebrations for Saints Alphius, the patron saint of the town. The right nave hosts the sepulchres of the martyrs Alphius, Philadelphus and Cyrinus.
Notably, the church hosts a Byzantine icon of the Virgin Hodegetria dated from the 12th century.
