San Francesco di Paola (Naples)
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San Francesco di Paola is a church in Naples , Italy . It is located on the west side of the Piazza del Plebiscito opposite the Palazzo Reale.
The entire square as well as the large buildings and colonnades on its west side were planned at the beginning of the 19th century by the then King of Naples, Joachim Murat , a brother-in-law of Napoleon , as a homage to the emperor. In order to make space for the new buildings, he first had the old monastery buildings removed and announced a public competition for the design of the square. After Napoleon was exiled and Joachim Murat was deposed, the Bourbons again ascended the throne of Naples . King Ferdinand I launched a new competition in 1817 and dedicated the planned church to Saint Francis von Paola , who had spent a while in a monastery on the same site in the 16th century. The church was finally built according to the plans of Pietro Bianchi and in 1836 by Pope Gregory XVI. consecrated.
The shape of the church is reminiscent of the Pantheon in Rome . The facade is structured by a portico , resting on six columns and two pillars with Ionic capitals . The interior of the church is designed as a rotunda with a diameter of 34 meters, these surround 34 columns in the Corinthian style with a height of 11 meters, which support the 53 meter high main dome. There are two side chapels, one of which was designed by Luca Giordano .
The main altar is the work of Anselm Cangiano from 1641, richly adorned with lapis lazuli and other precious stones . Originally from the Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli , it was moved to its new location in 1835.
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literature
- Vincenzo Regina, Le chiese di Napoli. Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica, architettonica, letteraria, civile e spiriturale della Napoli sacra , Newton Compton, Naples 2004.
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Coordinates: 40 ° 50 ′ 7.08 ″ N , 14 ° 14 ′ 51 ″ E