Principal Monuments:
Cappella del Castello,
Chiesa Madre,
Chiesa S. Maria della Catena,
Chiesa di S. Francesco,
Chiesa di S. Pietro,
Chiesa del Rosario,
Convento Domenicano,
Chiesa del Salvatore,
Chiesa di S. Agostino,
Chiesa e Monastero di S. Lucia,
Chiesa S. Antonio Abate,
Chiesa S. Antonio di Padova,
Chiesa Di SS. Apostoli Filippo e Giacomo,
Chiesa di S. Chiara,
Chiesa SS. Cristo della Colonna,
Chiesa del Crocifisso,
Chiesa di Gesù e Maria,
Chiesa di S. Leonardo,
Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie,
Chiesa di S. Maria degli Angeli,
Chiesa di Maria SS. Della Catena,
Chiesa di S. Nicola, Chiesa di S. Paolo,
Chiesa dello Spirito Santo,
Fontana dell’Immacolata.
Culture & Religion: Patron Saint(s): San Nicolò Politi (3 Aug).
Passion Play- Easter time. This is one of the most Passion Plays in Sicily.
Exhibit-Market of Artistic and Commercial Handicrafts- July.
Feast of San Nicolò Politi- Aug 3.
The author of an early 20th century guide book warned travelers that the local inhabitants of the town “had a bad name.”
Adranodorus: (b. Syracuse; fl. 3rd century BC). General. He was the tutor of Hieronymus, the 15-year-old grandson and successor of Hieron II, tyrant of Syracuse. Hieronymous was a member of the pro-Carthaginian faction of Syracuse, opposing the pro-Roman feelings of Hieron. After the death of Hieronymus (214 BC), Andranodorus favored the new republican government formed to replace the tyranny. Later, following an unsuccessful attempt to seize power for himself, he was put to death. He was married to Damarata, daughter of Hieron II.
Adranon (AG):An ancient settlement, believed to have been of Sikan origins, located on Monte Adranone (1000 m), on the road between Contessa Entellina (PA) and Sambuca di Sicilia (AG). Excavations, begun in 1968, have revealed the remains on a Greek colony established here in the 6th century BC probably established by Selinunte (Selinus). This Greek town was destroyed at the end of the 5th century BC by the Carthaginians who established their own settlement here. Excavations have revealed the remains of a walled sanctuary of Punic design. The site was abandoned after being captured by the Romans in 263 BC. The site has a small museum located near an Iron Age necropolis. Here is found the so-called Tomba della Regina, notable for its interesting entrance. There are several other tombs here dating from the 5th and 4th centuries BC. The site also contains the remains of walls, the S gate of the circuit wall and a sanctuary. Part of the acropolis is located to the NE.
Adranos (or Hadranos):A Sikel god often identified with the Phoenician deity Adramelech. It is believed that Adranos was originally a fire-god connected with Mt. Etna. It is certain that he had some link with the volcano. His name is believed to derive from the Sikel word adar (=fire). According to one legend, Adranos was the father of the Palici, a particular class of Sikel deity. The Greeks later assimilated Adranos into their own fire-god, Hephaistos. The Romans did the same with their god Vulcan. The sacred Sikel shrine of Adranos was located on the slope of Mt. Etna, near the ancient city of Adrano. Although this city was of far later date that the shrine, the coins minted here during the time of Timoleon (2nd half of the 4th century BC) show that the god was still venerated but that he had been changed into a river deity. According to legend the shrine was guarded by 1,000 sacred dogs that would welcome any honest man with friendship but would attack and kill drunkards and thieves.
Adranum (or Hadranum) (mod. Adrano):>An ancient town in Sicily located at the SW foot of Mt. Etna, situated on the river Adranus, near its junction with the river Cyamosurus. Founded by Dionysius the Elder, it was famous for its shrine to the god Adranus (Hadranus), from whom it derived its name.
Adranus, River:A river in ancient Sicily. Rising in the Nebrodes Mountains, it joins with the Cyamosurus to form the river Symaethus.
Adria (1): An ancient name for the Adriatic Sea. In a more narrow sense, it was applied to that part of the Mediterranean Sea, which lies between Crete and Sicily. Also see Adriatic Sea.