What you'll hear inside Santa Cita Oratory:

• 1
  Battle of Lepanto Panel

  The Panel of the Battle of Lepanto is the grand central relief dominating the inner wall of the oratory, crafted by Giacomo Serpotta with meticulous attention to detail.

• 2
  High Altar with Virgin of the Rosary by Carlo Maratta

  The high altar of the Oratorio di Santa Cita is dominated by a substantial canvas depicting the Virgin of the Rosary, painted by Roman artist Carlo Maratta and completed in Rome in 1695.

• 3
  Chapel of the Crucifix (Oratorio sopra S. Cita) with Adoration of the Mystical Lamb by Filippo Tancredi

  The Chapel of the Crucifix, also called the Oratorio sopra S.

• 4
  Anti-oratory with portraits of brotherhood directors

  The antioratorio serves as an anteroom to the main hall of the oratory, with two external portals and two interior doors providing access.

• 5
  Presbytery with Gilded Galleries

  The presbytery at Oratorio di Santa Cita forms the liturgical heart of the space, positioned one step above the main hall floor, with a further three steps leading up to the altar itself.

• 6
  Theatrines of the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary

  Located within the Oratorio di Santa Cita, the Teatrini are fifteen small white stucco scenes set into the walls depicting the Mysteries of the Rosary.