Church of Saint John of the Lepers

Church of Saint John of the Lepers - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

San Giovanni dei Lebbrosi is an ancient church in Palermo, Sicily. While built by the Norman rulers, the architecture has strong Arabic influences. The church in 1119 was attached to a leprosarium, hence the title. The church was dedicated to St John the Baptist. The adjacent hospital no longer exists. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1071

Source: en.wikipedia.org