My favorite, though, was the cave church of St. Nicolo Inferiore, Modica’s oldest church. It was carved in the rock in the 12th century and then built over after the earthquake in 1693. It was discovered in 1987 by a boy trying to retrieve a football. The Byzantine frescoes remain on the wall.
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My favorite, though, was the cave church of St. Nicolo Inferiore, Modica’s oldest church. It was carved in the rock in the 12th century and then built over after the earthquake in 1693. It was discovered in 1987 by a boy trying to retrieve a football. The Byzantine frescoes remain on the wall.

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