Basilica della Kolledzhata, also known as Santa Maria del Elemozina - is a church in Catania, built in the style of the Sicilian Baroque. Work on its construction began after the devastating earthquake of 1693 and was completed only in 1768.

Creating a project of the church is credited Angelo Italy, which changed the position of the previous building destroyed by a disaster, so that a new church has been turned into Via Usedom (now Via Etnea), in accordance with the plan to rebuild the city. The facade, which had been worked Stefano Ittar - one of the best examples of the style Sicilian Baroque Catania.

The church has two orders, the first consists of six stone columns topped with a balustrade. The second order has a large central window framed on each side by four statues - St. Peter, St. Paul, Agatha and Apollonia. At the top of the building is set bell. To get to the church can be, climbing the huge stairs, wrought iron railings that separate the space porch.

Inside the basilica consists of a central nave, two aisles separated by pilasters, and three apses. The central apse is somewhat extended - it is the home of the parish priest. Located in the right side font and three altars with images of saints. On the left you can see the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament chapel with a marble altar. And the main altar of the basilica is decorated with marble balustrade and a marble statue of the Madonna. The sight of the interior decoration is an icon of the Virgin Mary with the Child - a copy of a Byzantine icon kept in the church of a small Sicilian town of Biancavilla. Also worth noting is the wooden body of the 18th century wooden choir. The arches of the basilica and its dome painted with frescoes by Giuseppe joke.