Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta, Naples

Church of Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta
The façade of Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta in Naples .
Coordinates: 40°51′01″N 14°15′16″E / 40.8504°N 14.2544°E
Location	Naples Province of Naples, Campania
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Status	Active
Architectural type	Baroque architecture
Groundbreaking	1653
Completed	1678
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

The church of Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta is a religious edifice in central Naples, Italy on Via Tribunali.

The church was first erected in the early 6th century, and was named a Basilica church. In the 17th century reconstruction by Cosimo Fanzago led to the domed church we see today. There is evidence of a paleochristian basilica in the crypt, and the finding of an old stone carved with a cross gave the church part of its name. The bell tower was constructed in the 11th century.^[1]

To the left of the entrance and obscuring the left lower facade, is in part, the Renaissance chapel: Capella Pontano. To the right of the church and some meters distant is the medieval bell tower.

Gallery

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  The dome and vaults extrados of the transept from the left flank

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  The bell tower

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  Interior of the dome

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  Main altar

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  Sculptures

References

1. Commune of Naples, short description of church.

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