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@prefix nsp: <http://www.normansicily.org/nsp#> .
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    nsp:notes "In September 2019, Max Wilson (B.A., architecture, Yale University) performed the field survey, CSSI assessments, and photographed the site. Max was accompanied by Dr. Roberto Motta and a local priest, Father Adriano, who had access to the church. A flight of stairs leads from the main street of Raccuja down a terraced hill to the residential area where the church is located. There are no regular hours posted online or at the site. The church is oriented along a north-south axis, with the main facade and portal facing north. Directly in front of the church (to the north) lies a small clearing overgrown with weeds and bordered by a fence, which demarcates a neighboring agricultural plot. To the east of the church stands a private dwelling, which is connected to the church via a gated alley. To the west and directly abutting the church is an abandoned and dilapidated stone structure. Father Adriano did not know the history of the structure, but believed it could have been part of the monastery's original cloister. The church plan consists of a single nave and apse. The walls of the interior are finished with white plaster. A stone archway with baroque pilasters separates the nave from the apse, where the altar lies. A blind arcade filled with statuary and other works of art lines the interior walls of the nave. A series of clerestory windows in the walls of the nave, and a single window just above the portal of the north façade, allow light into the interior. The wooden rafters of the pitched roof are exposed. A stone hatch in the floor, located near the church entrance, leads to a crypt. Father Adriano had never been to the crypt and was unsure how to access it. The church's north facade has a central portal framed in stone, above which rests a clerestory window. The building's corners are articulated by masonry quoins. One of the church’s notable features is the Greek key design carved into the stone ledge leading to the portal. A recent study by Professor Carmelo La Mancusa, Il Monastero di San Nicolò del Fico di Raccuja (Brolo: Armenio, 2016), hypothesizes that the construction of the convent dates to the Byzantine period, and therefore the structure existed prior to Roger I's conquest of the island. According to the comune's website, the church structure was privately owned until 1982 when ownership was transferred to the comune. Father Adriano believes that a restoration of the church was completed sometime in the 1950s, but was not sure of the exact date. The church is located in a seismic zone and seismic activity may pose a significant risk. The building and its environs are poorly maintained, and the church itself is infrequently visited. The roof of the abandoned connected structure has collapsed in on itself, and further degradation could impact the adjacent facade of the church."^^xsd:string ;
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