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Complex of San Francesco delle Cappuccinelle

  • Visit: about 20 min
Complex of San Francesco delle Cappuccinelle
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A 16th-century convent on Salita Pontecorvo, remodelled in Baroque style by Nauclerio in 1712 and by Tagliacozzi Canale.

On Salita Pontecorvo, the complex of San Francesco delle Cappuccinelle was founded in the 16th century by Eleonora, widow of the Duke of Scarpato, in fulfilment of a vow, to take in single mothers; it was run by Franciscan nuns.In 1712 it was remodelled in Baroque style by Giovan Battista Nauclerio, and between 1756 and 1760 Nicola Tagliacozzi Canale enriched it with stucco and marble. A stop along an uphill street full of convents.

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