San Francesco di Paola, Naples
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| Basilica of San Francesco di Paola Basilica di San Francesco di Paola (in Italian) | |
|---|---|
Minor basilica | |
| Location | |
| Location | Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°50′07″N 14°14′51″E / 40.835296°N 14.247471°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Neoclassical |
San Francesco di Paola is a prominent church located to the west in
Naples, Italy
.
In the early 19th century, King
Saint Francis of Paola
, who had stayed in a monastery on this site in the 16th century.
The church is reminiscent of the
Pantheon in Rome. The façade is fronted by a portico resting on six columns and two Ionic pillars. Inside, the church is circular with two side chapels. The dome is 53 metres (174 ft) high. The portico is by Neapolitan architect Leopoldo Laperuta, while the main building is by the Swiss architect Pietro Bianchi.[1]
Interior
The interior has a number of statues: a San Giovanni Crisostomo by
Giuseppe de Fabris, a Sant'Agostino by Tommaso Arnaud, and a Sant'Attanasio by Angelo Solani
.
In the chapels on the right, we find the following altarpieces: San Nicola da Tolentino and St Francis of Paola receives a stem of charity from an Angel, by
Tommaso de Vivo
.
Before the main altar, is a 1641 work by Anselmo Cangiano, transferred here in 1835, from the church of the Santi Apostoli. In the apse is a painting of St Francis of Paola resuscitates a dead man by Vincenzo Camuccini. In the sacristy is an Immaculate Conception by Gaspare Landi and a Circumcision of Jesus by Antonio Campi
References
- ^ "Parrocchia di S. Francesco di Paola". Chiesa di Napoli (in Italian). Diocesi di Napoli. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
External links
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