Santa Cristina Gela (Arberesh: Sëndahstina) is an Arbëreshë village in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in Sicily. The village, along with Contessa Entellina and Piana degli Albanesi, is one of three Arberesh settlements in Sicily where the Arberesh language is still spoken. It is the smallest and newest Arbëresh settlement in Sicily, founded at the end of the 17th century by settlers from the nearby Piana degli Albanesi (Hora), which is 3 km away. Ecclesiastically it belongs to the Byzantine rite Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi although the only church uses the Latin rite. It is also the seat of the Union of Albanian Municipalities of Sicily "BESA". Its inhabitants call themselves sëndahstinarë and are part of the arbëreshë community. The municipal administration uses the Albanian languag