Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte, Naples

Church of Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte

The façade of church.
Coordinates: 40°51′41″N 14°14′55″E / 40.8615°N 14.2486°E / 40.8615; 14.2486
Location Naples
Province of Naples, Campania
Country Italy
Denomination Roman Catholic
Architecture
Status Active
Architectural type Church
Style Neoclassical architecture
Administration
Diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples


Santa Maria del Soccorso a Capodimonte is a Neoclassic-style Roman Catholic church in the Capodimonte Neighborhood of Naples, Italy.

The interior is centralized and has a cupola frescoes with a starry sky. On the lateral apse are frescoes depicting the Death of St Joseph and the Agony of Christ in the Garden of Gesthemane. In the apse ceiling is a frescoe of the Trinity by Vincenzo Galoppi. The main altarpiece depicting the Virgin of Succor (1879) was painted by Giuseppe Mancinelli. There is a second church dedicated to Santa Maria del Soccorso, called Maria del Soccorso all’Arenalle.[1]

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