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Revision as of 01:46, 17 August 2012
40°50′50″N 14°15′13″E / 40.847241°N 14.253519°E
San Francesco delle Monache is a Baroque-style church located in via Santa Chiara, in Naples, Italy.
A church at the site was first constructed for the monks of St. Clare in the 14th century by Robert of Anjou. The initial structure was attributed to Masuccio II, but further reconstructions proceeded in 1646 and 1750. The architects Bartolomeo Vecchione and Crescenzo Torchese were involved in the latter reconstructions, including the Facade. Suppressed in 1805, the Complex has recently become a school. Torchese completed the interior polychrome marble decorations of the church. The church now hosts the "Domus Ars" Cultural center.
Bibliography
- Vincenzo Regina, Le chiese di Napoli. Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica, architettonica, letteraria, civile e spirituale della Napoli sacra, Newton e Compton editore, Napoli 2004.