The Collegiate Basilica of San Sebastiano has been declared by UNESCO as a "monument messenger of a culture of peace", and is one of the most important examples of Sicilian Baroque. The building is located along Via Vittorio Emanuele II and Piazza Lionardo Vigo in the historic center of Acireale. The first construction site was opened in&nbsp;1609&nbsp;and the church was completed in&nbsp;1644&nbsp;thanks to subsidies from the town hall and donations from the faithful.The baroque façade of the building, designed by Angelo Bellofiore, is preceded by a balustrade designed in 1754 by Pietro Paolo Vasta, while the interior of the Basilica is made up of three naves and is in the shape of a Latin cross. On January 20th the city celebrates the cult of San Sebastiano Martire, its co-patron saint, giving life to a religious tradition that has its roots back to 1400.Inside the crypt, at certain times of the year, it is possible to visit a Neapolitan nativity scene, which holds the record of being the largest of this style to be exhibited in the South of Naples, boasting 150 figures created by the Ferrigno workshop of San Gregorio Armeno. This workshop reproduced views of both the Pompeian ruins and the eighteenth-century city, drawing inspiration from both the sacred and the profane in its representations.

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