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Church of Santa Maria della Stella alle Paparelle

  • Visit: about 20 min
Church of Santa Maria della Stella alle Paparelle
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A Renaissance chapel from 1519 by the architect Giovanni Francesco Mormando, on Via De Blasiis; now deconsecrated.

On Via De Blasiis, in the ancient centre, stands a small Renaissance temple built in 1519 by the architect Giovanni Francesco Mormando as his own chapel.The curious name «Paparelle» comes from the nickname Neapolitans gave to the residents of the conservatory founded next door in 1585 by Lucia Paparo. «Stella», on the other hand, recalls the Madonna Star of the Sea. Today the church is deconsecrated.

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