Built on the ruins of the Temple of Athena, which dates back to the fifth BC, in the time it has undergone several transformations to become a Christian basilica with the construction of a wall, the opening of arches on the sides, floor polychrome wooden ceiling and tower. The current baroque facade destroyed by the earthquake and later rebuilt in the first half of the 700 is the back of the temple. Decorate the statues of the prospectus Marabitti to the left and right center san Martian, the Virgin of Piliere and Saint Lucia. On either side of the stairs St. Peter and St. Paul. Inside you can still see the original columns of the temple together among other things to fonts 800, the chapels of the crucifix, of Santa Lucia which includes the silver statue of the saint, and the sacrament latter finely painted by Agostino Scilla.