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The Church of the Martorana (Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio) is a Greek Orthodox-rite church on Piazza Bellini, celebrated for its luminous 12th-century Byzantine mosaics. It is part of the UNESCO Arab-Norman Palermo World Heritage Site.
Admiral George of Antioch, Roger II's chief minister, founded the church in 1143. The Benedictine convent of the Martorana family took it over in 1433, adding the Baroque extensions.