Santa Maria la Nova (Naples)
| Chiesa di Santa Maria La Nova
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| Patronage : | Maria |
| Consecration year : | currently deconsecrated |
| Order : | formerly Franciscan |
| Address: | Piazza Giovanni Bovio, Naples |
Coordinates: 40 ° 50 ′ 37.2 " N , 14 ° 15 ′ 10.7" E
Santa Maria la Nova is a Roman Catholic Church and Monastery in the historic center of Naples . It is located in the Piazza Giovanni Bovio, at the beginning of a side street directly opposite the east side of the main post office, south of the church and monastery of Santa Chiara . The church is currently (as of 2018) deconsecrated and today only a museum , the adjoining monastery serves as a conference venue and houses the Museo ARCA with modern religious art.
history
A Franciscan monastery called Santa Maria ad Palatium had existed nearby since the early 13th century, but was demolished in 1268 on the orders of Charles of Anjou , who had his Castel Nuovo (or Maschio Angioino ) built on the same site .
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Around 1279, the brothers were assigned this place to build a new church, which is why it was given the nickname “la Nova” (the new one). The building, originally built in the Gothic style , was repeatedly hit by various earthquakes, but mainly suffered severe damage from an explosion in Castel Sant'Elmo on December 13, 1587.
This led to a reconstruction in the years 1596–1599, as can still be read today from an inscription on the facade designed by Agnolo Franco . This is of the sober and simple restraint typical of Franciscan churches.
The inner
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Nave and apse
The nave is characterized by the spectacular golden coffered ceiling , in which 46 painted panels are embedded, and with which only the completely differently designed one in San Gregorio Armeno can compete. It was created between 1598 and 1600 with the participation of numerous artists. The three biggest pictures in the middle are from: Francesco Curia ( Marienallegorie ), Girolamo Imparato ( Assumption ) and Fabrizio Santafede ( Coronation of the Virgin ); the remaining scenes were created by Belisario Corenzio ( Passion of Christ ), Luigi Rodriguez ( Prophets and Sybilles ), Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino , Cesare Smet and Tommaso Maurizio .
Belisario Corenzio also painted the paintings between the windows ( symbols of faith ) and the Last Judgment on the entrance facade; the latter in collaboration with Luigi Rodriguez. The arches of the chapels were painted with personifications of the virtues by Nicola Malinconico from 1699 to 1701 . The pulpit was created by Balsimelli.
To the right of the entrance is a copy of a painting by Aert Mytens , and in the transept there is another painting by Nicola Malinconico: Adoration of the Shepherds (dated 1703) and Adoration of the Magi .
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Belisario Corenzio painted frescoes in the choir room between 1603 and 1621 with stories of the Virgin and Prophets . The architects and decorators of the choir also included Simone Papa and De Lione, the stucco was made by Francesco Napolella.
The main altar is the work of Cosimo Fanzago and was created around 1633 with the help of Mario Cotti , Giuseppe Pellizza and Andrea Lazzaro . The two statues on the left and right represent Saints Anthony and Francis and were made by Agostino Borghetti . The center of the altar is a 13th century Madonna and Child from the previous church.
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Side chapels
On both sides of the nave there are seven chapels , in which there are numerous works of art and tombs: In the first chapel on the right are paintings by Battistello Caracciolo and Teodoro d'Errico ; painting by Benedetto Torre in the second chapel on the right ; in the third chapel the design for the altar is by Girolamo D'Auria , the paintings are by Marco Pino and frescoes by Corenzio; in the fourth chapel on the right there are paintings by Giovanni Battista Beinaschi .
In the first chapel on the left are frescoes by Scibelli; in the fourth chapel is the grave monument of Duke Caracciolo di San Teodoro by Domenico Morante, a wooden statue by Michele Perrone and frescoes by Beinaschi; in the fifth chapel, paintings by Giuseppe Castellano, Beinaschi, and de Lione.
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Before the third chapel on the left you come to the largest chapel in the whole church, the so-called Cappellone di San Giacomo della Marca , where the relics of St. Giacomo della Marca are located. It was commissioned by Gonzalo di Cordova and is an independent room with its own small side chapels, built by Raimo Epifanio. The decoration was revised between 1634 and 1646 under the direction of Cosimo Fanzago , resulting in some wonderful altars made of polychrome marble. The ceiling frescoes by Massimo Stanzione describe the miracles of Saint Giacomo , including the procession of the Neapolitans with his body to stop the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1631 . In capellone some warriors are buried: Amida of Tunis , that of Charles V was used in the short term to the King and in 1601 died in Naples in exile, and Francesco di Cordova , conqueror of Malta .
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literature
- Loredana Gazzara: Napoli. Mondadori Electa, Milan 2007, p. 92 (Italian).
- Andrea Di Sena: Santa Maria la Nova - Fondazione e trasformazioni del complesso conventuale. Doctoral thesis at the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II - Facoltà di Architettura, 2005 ( fedoa.unina.it PDF).
- Regina Vincenzo: Le chiese di Napoli. Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica, architettonica, letteraria, civile e spirituale della Napoli sacra. Newton e Compton, Naples, 2004. (Italian).
- Touring Club Italiano: Guida d'Italia - Napoli e dintorni. Touring Club Editore, Milan 2008, ISBN 978-88-365-3893-5 (Italian).
Web links
- Official website of Santa Maria La Nova , as last seen on September 25, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Santa Maria la Nova , official website.
- ^ History of Santa Maria la Nova , official website.
- ↑ a b Stanislao Aloe: Napoli ei luoghi celebri delle sue vicinanze. Volume 1, Gaetano Nobile editore, Naples 1845, p. 332 ( books.google.com ).
- ^ Andrea Di Sena: Santa Maria la Nova - Fondazione e trasformazioni del complesso conventuale. Doctoral thesis at the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II - Facoltà di Architettura, 2005 ( fedoa.unina.it PDF), viewed on February 12, 2015.