The Sacred Heart Church was built between 1913 and 1934 on the site of the former St. Elias Church, which was closed for worship in 1903 due to instability. The church built with the labor and offerings of the people consecrated in 1935 has a regular three-aisle plan with an apse. Inside are wall paintings with geometric motifs and religious figures, along with finely inlaid decorative elements, such as the marble slabs covering the pulpit and high altar. Of great interest are the 923-pipe organ from 1939 among the most impressive in the diocese and the 1388 bell from St. Barbara’s Church, placed today in the room at the base of the bell tower. The facade is made of exposed square ashlar masonry.
Our Lady of Health-religious procession-departs from the church
Sunday at 9:30 a.m.Since 1849 Gonnos has been celebrating “Sa Festa Manna,” framed in the procession of “Nosta Sennora de sa Salludi,” followed with devotion and affection by Gonnos people and beyond. Those who do not follow wait by the side of the road or at the window. It is a solemn and majestic passage. A procession with horses, traditional Gonnese and non-Gonnese clothing, with the chariot of Our Lady drawn by oxen adorned with flowers and cowbells, accompanied by launeddas and prayers. “Sa ramadura” has already covered and colored the streets scented by the green of mint, local herbs, rose petals and other flowers, with the Rettifilo decorated with arches of myrtle. At the conclusion of the procession, in addition to the solemn Mass, a banquet for the various representations follows. They close with the fireworks that have always characterized the festival.
