Church of Santa Maria di Gesù and Convent of the Observant Friars Minor - Nose

The architectural complex of the convent of the Observant Friars with the adjoining Church of Santa Maria del Gesù dates back to the 1400s. Of the original structure only some parts of the walls of the convent remain, a wing of the cloister and the Church. Several earthquakes, starting from that of 1613, almost completely destroyed the complex. The single nave church is the result of the various reconstructions carried out between the 19th and 20th centuries. On the main altar there is the sacred custody, a Eucharistic ciborium in the shape of a small temple, in carved pine wood dating back to 1694. Close to the presbytery there is the sarcophagus of the noble Artale Cardona of 1477, attributed to the workshop of Domenico Gagini. Of the four small allegorical statues of the Virtues that characterized it, three are preserved in the museum of Sacred Art of Nose, while the other has been lost. The Cloister of the Observant Minors and the other artifacts have undergone a recent restoration and currently host cultural events of interest.