San Potito (Naples)
| Chiesa di San Potito
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| Patronage : | Holy Potitus |
| Order : | Basilians, Benedictines (formerly) |
Coordinates: 40 ° 30 ′ 38.6 " N , 14 ° 8 ′ 44.8" E
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The Chiesa di San Potito is a church in Naples on the hill of the same name (also called Costagliola ) near the Museo Archeologico Nazionale . The name refers to the holy Potitus († 160 in Tricarico ), who came from Sardica (Bulgaria) and was martyred under the emperor Antoninus Pius because of his Christian faith . The church is currently deconsecrated (as of 2018).
history
It was built by Pietro De Marino in the first half of the 17th century . At the same place there was already a religious building, which was first run by Basilians and later by Benedictines . The church was renovated in 1780 under the direction of the architect Giovan Battista Broggia .
When the monastery was closed by the French government in 1808, the church was looted and given to the infantry in 1809 . The nuns had to move to San Gregorio Armeno . The church was abandoned until it was entrusted to an association of bank officials by decree from Francis I.
In 1867 the staircase was built on Via Pessina, while the former monastery, from whose cloister you have a beautiful panoramic view, was converted into a barracks for the Carabinieri .
San Potito suffered significant damage in the 1980 earthquake and was closed for decades. It could only be reopened on June 22, 2017 after a restoration and is now the seat of an academy for young people for music, art and drama. The association “Ad alta voce” with its president M ° Carlo Morelli also intended a crowdfunding for the restoration of the sacristy .
description
The facade of San Potito with its portico is typical of the Neapolitan Baroque of the 17th century.
The interior is a jewel of the late baroque influenced classicism . The walls are rhythmized by fluted pilasters and columns of Corinthian order made of gray-beige-speckled marble , the overlying cornice and other details are made of white marble, the walls and the coffered ceiling vaults are set in pale yellow and salmon pink, and there is a subtle decor made of white stucco .
Among the paintings are particularly noteworthy: a rosary Madonna by Luca Giordano (1664); The Miracles of San Potito (1784) and an Immacolata (1791) by Giacinto Diano ; the martyrdom of San Potito by Niccolò de Simone (1654); a Madonna with Saints by Andrea Vaccaro and a Madonna della Purità with Saints by Pacecco De Rosa .
gallery
Vaulted ceiling in the apse
Detail of the facade (before restoration)
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Individual notes
- ^ Emanuela Sorrentino: “La chiesa di San Potito riapre con l'Accademia per i giovani. Crowdfunding per ristrutturare la sacrestia ”, article in: Il Mattino , 23 June 2017, online: Ilmattino.it , last seen on 22 October 2018
literature
- 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 (Italian).
- Achille della Ragione: Finalmente riapre la chiesa di San Potito , Naples 2018 (Italian).
- Emanuela Sorrentino: “La chiesa di San Potito riapre con l'Accademia per i giovani. Crowdfunding per ristrutturare la sacrestia “, article in: Il Mattino , 23 June 2017, online: Ilmattino.it , last seen on 22 October 2018 (Italian).
