Naples: Sacred and Religious Sites
Places and attractions in the Sacred and religious sites category
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San Domenico Maggiore
Opulent church with frescos and tombs San Domenico Maggiore is a historical gem nestled in the heart of Naples, Italy. This majestic church, steeped in religious and architectural significance, stands as a testament to the Gothic and Renaissance styles that have shaped the city's cultural heritage.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Parto a Mergellina
Nestled in the scenic district of Mergellina in Naples, the Chiesa di Santa Maria del Parto is a hidden gem that offers visitors a unique blend of history, art, and spiritual solace. This church, though less renowned than some of Naples' grander basilicas, holds a...
Santa Chiara
Group of landmark religious buildings Santa Chiara is a religious complex in Naples, Italy, that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs and an archeological museum.
Cappella Sansevero
Funerary chapel with renowned sculptures The Cappella Sansevero is a chapel located on Via Francesco de Sanctis 19, just northwest of the church of San Domenico Maggiore, in the historic center of Naples, Italy. The chapel is more properly named the Chapel of Santa Maria della Pietà.
Santa Maria del Carmine
Santa Maria del Carmine is a church in Naples, Italy. It is at one end of Piazza Mercato, the centre of civic life in Naples for many centuries until it was cut off from the rest of the city by urban renewal in 1900.
Chiesa di San Ferdinando
The Church of San Ferdinando is a historic church located on the Piazza Triesti e Trento, near the Royal Palace of Naples, in central Naples, Italy.
Chiesa di San Nicola alla Carità
The church of St. Nicholas the Charitable is a church located on via Toledo, almost midway between Piazza Carità and Piazza Dante in Naples, Italy.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Faro
Santa Maria del Faro is a church in the quartiere of Posillipo of Naples, Italy. A church was founded here in the 13th century, and restored in the 18th century using designs by Ferdinando Sanfelice and under the patronage of the Mazza family. The Baroque church incorporates small fragments of Roman sarcophagi.
San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno is a church and a monastery in Naples, Italy. It is one of the most important Baroque complexes in Naples.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Incoronata
Santa Maria dell'Incoronata is an ancient church on Via Medina in Naples, Italy. It is located just south of San Giorgio dei Genovesi and across the street from the Church of Pietà dei Turchini.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Sanità
The Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità is a basilica church located over the Catacombs of San Gaudioso, on a Piazza near where Via Sanità meets Via Teresa degli Scalzi, in the Rione of the Sanità, in Naples, Italy.
Pio Monte della Misericordia
Chapel with seminal work by Caravaggio The Pio Monte della Misericordia is a church in the historic center of Naples, southern Italy. It is famous for its art works, including Caravaggio's The Seven Works of Mercy.
Pietà dei Turchini
The Church of Pietà dei Turchini is a religious building in Naples, Italy. A smaller church, located on Rua Catalana, was built originally in 1592–1595 by the Confraternity of the Incoronatella. This church was nearly destroyed by an explosion in the Castel Nuovo in 1638.
Palazzo d'Afflitto
The Palazzo D'Afflitto is a palace located in the San Giuseppe neighbourhood of Naples, Italy, adjacent to the Palazzo Capomazza di Campolattaro. It used to belong to the princely family d'Afflitto.
Chiesa della Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
The Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini is a church on via Portamedina in the historic city centre of Naples...
San Biagio Maggiore
The church of San Biagio Maggiore also known to its locals as 'Santa Patrizia' is a small former religious edifice located at the intersection of Via San Biagio dei Librai and Via San Gregorio Armeno, which was an integral part in the city center of Naples, Italy.
Monte di Pietà
The Palazzo of Monte di Pietà is a historic building located along the lower decumanus of Naples, Italy. The lower decumanus is also known as Spaccanapoli street. It housed the Mount of Piety or Christian bank in Naples.
Santa Maria di Piedigrotta
Santa Maria di Piedigrotta is a Baroque-style church in Naples, Italy; it is located in the neighborhood or quartiere of Piedigrotta. A church at the site was consecrated by 1353, and dedicated to the Birth of the Virgin. It was established at the site of an older chapel sheltering a wooden Byzantine icon of the Virgin dell'Itria.
Santa Teresa degli Scalzi
Santa Teresa degli Scalzi is a church in Naples, Italy, located in via Santa Teresa degli Scalzi, a wide street opened during 1806–1810, to connect the historic center of Naples to the zone of Capodimonte. The church is generally closed to the public.
San Gennaro al Vomero
San Gennaro al Vomero is a Neoclassic-style church, located on the corner of via Solimena and via Giovanni Bernini, near the piazza Vanvitelli in Naples, Italy.
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