Graziella al Porto Napoli
Graziella al Porto Napoli | ||
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Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie al Porto Napoli | ||
Style Baroque architecture | | |
Years built | 1737 | |
Administration | ||
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples |
The church of the Graziella al Porto Napoli or Santa Maria delle Grazie al Porto Napoli is a small
Pietà dei Turchini, on vico Graziella al Porto. It is accessible through narrow alleys from via Medina, along the church of San Diego all'Ospedaletto and the former Royal Conservatory, but also by pedestrian alleys from via Guglielmo San Felice and via De Pretis. It is located in the rione
San Giuseppe Carità.
In 1737, the architect
San Giacomo degli Italiani
.
The main altar has a canvas of the Virgin granting a banner to San Pietro Nolasco by Giuseppe Bonito and two lateral canvases Madonna and San Carlo Borromeo also by Bonito, and a Crucifixion by M. Rossi.[1] San Pietro Nolasco was the founder of the Mercedarian order.
References
- ^ Chiesa della Graziella al Porto Napoli in Storiacity website, by Antonio Malafronte e Mariolino Merolla contributi per la micro urbanistica napoletana - 21 novembre, 2013.