▁the ▁alt ar ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁safe ▁there . ▁De cons ac r ated ▁since ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁last ▁century , ▁today ▁the ▁Church ▁is ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁U R P ▁( Public ▁Information ▁Office ) ▁and ▁the ▁Tour ist ▁office . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁works ▁ ▁The ▁fac ade ▁has ▁some ▁arch a ic ▁elements , ▁including ▁a ▁double ▁l anc et ▁window ▁ending ▁with ▁a ▁d entic ulate ▁cor nice ; ▁it ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Gi rol amo ▁Vic chi uz zo , ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁car ver ▁from ▁Pal ermo . ▁During ▁the ▁last ▁century , ▁a ▁fake ▁bal con y ▁was ▁added ; ▁a ▁fin ely ▁car ved ▁small ▁column ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁fa ç ade . ▁The ▁interior ▁has ▁a ▁single ▁nave ▁with ▁two ▁b ays ▁and ▁a ▁ ▁crossed ▁v ault : ▁the ▁former ▁main ▁alt arp ie ce , ▁now ▁lost , ▁dep icted ▁San ▁Nicola ▁di ▁B ari ▁painted ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 9 ▁by ▁Nar cis o ▁Gu id one , ▁a ▁painter ▁from ▁T rap ani . ▁ ▁Con fr atern ity ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁Con fr atern ity ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁and ▁the ▁Most ▁Holy ▁Cru c if ix , ▁or ▁the ▁Mount ▁of ▁the ▁Most ▁Holy ▁Char ity : ▁its ▁founder ▁was ▁the ▁no blem an ▁Pietro ▁M astr and rea ; ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁the ▁Con fr atern ity ▁had ▁the ▁patron age ▁on ▁the ▁Church , ▁given ▁by