In the heart of the ancient village of Bova, the Church of the Holy Spirit stands out for its sober and elegant architecture, an expression of a late Renaissance taste that favors essentiality and harmony of form. The building, dating from the 17th century, has a rectangular plan with a single nave, apse and two side chapels, and still retains the austere and collected atmosphere that characterizes its identity.
On the outside, the carved stone portal stands out with discreet refinement: richly carved, it is surmounted by an entablature on which rests a curvilinear tympanum dated 1622, a distinctive element of religious architecture of the period.
Inside, on the inlaid marble high altar, a valuable marble statue of the Madonna and Child was once kept, later transferred to the new Church of St. Catherine for conservation reasons. The architectural and decorative ensemble makes the Church of the Holy Spirit a small jewel of spirituality and art, witness to the deep devotion of the Bovese community and the continuity of the religious tradition in the Grecanica area.
