The Church of Our Lady of the Orchard was built in 1619 in the Bavera neighbourhood in a garden where there was a chapel with an image of the Virgin Mary. With a rectangular plan and three naves, the church was enriched with numerous works of art, including Pietro Novelli's painting The Guardian Angel, now on display at the Diocesan Museum. The stuccoes are Baroque and the altar is surrounded by wooden choir stalls covered in gold patina. A recently restored statue of the Virgo dormiens is kept in a shrine. A reclusory for Franciscan nuns developed around the church.
Source: Pro Loco
