Comiso

Comiso: Madre Church

Comiso, town, southeastern Sicily, Italy, at the foot of the Iblei Mountains just west of Ragusa city. The white limestone of the district has been used in numerous local churches. There is a castle of the Naselli, from which the family tomb was transferred in 1517 to the 13th-century church of San Francesco. Other churches include those of the Madre, Santissima Annunziata, and San Gregorio, which has a Byzantine baptistery. Christian catacombs are in the neighbourhood. Manufactures include textiles, soap, vases, and other commodities. Pop. (2006 est.) mun., 29,571.