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Church of San Giuseppe dei Vecchi

  • Visit: about 20 min
Church of San Giuseppe dei Vecchi
Photo: Baku · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

Avvocata church designed by Cosimo Fanzago from 1634 and only completed in the 18th century; doorway attributed to Francesco Solimena.

In the Avvocata district, San Giuseppe dei Vecchi was born in 1614 as a small church of the Caracciolini fathers. In 1634 the religious entrusted Cosimo Fanzago with the design of a larger building, but between difficulties and the plague of 1656 the work went slowly: it was consecrated in 1665 with a temporary roof.The church was completed between 1706 and 1712 and restored after the earthquake of 1732. We notice the piperno doorway, the work of Francesco Solimena, and inside the elongated Greek-cross plan with four corner chapels.

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