San Giuseppe dei Teatini stands on Via Vittorio Emanuele at the southwest corner of the Quattro Canti in Palermo. Giacomo Besio, a Genoese member of the Theatine order, built it in the Sicilian Baroque style. Construction began in 1612 and finished in 1677. The facade is described as majestic though simple, with a statue of San Gaetano, the order's founder, in the central niche.
The dome is covered in blue and yellow majolica. Giuseppe Mariani designed its tambour, which has double columns, and Paolo Amato designed the belfry. The interior is a Latin cross with a nave and two aisles, divided by marble columns of varying height.
Paolo Corso and Giuseppe Serpotta made the stuccoes. The frescoes were severely damaged in World War II and later restored. A wooden crucifix by Fra' Umile of Petralia is the most important artwork here.
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