CaltanissettaSan Cataldo.
The town was founded in 1607 by Nicolò Galletti, on the site of a pre-existing hamlet. The name was chosen in honour of the Bishop of Taranto (Saint Cataldo is in fact the patron saint of Taranto).

In the modern town, the l8th c. Chiesa dei Padri Mercedari contains a statue of the Madonna by the Palermo sculptor Salvatore Bagnasco. The Chiesa Madre, in the oldest part of the town, dates from l665, as recorded in the deed drawn up by the Notary Mammano.