Santi Filippo e Giacomo, Naples

Church of Santi Filippo e Giacomo
Chiesa dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo
Facade.
Coordinates: 40°50′56″N 14°15′26″E / 40.848860°N 14.257160°E / 40.848860; 14.257160
Location	Via San Biagio dei Librai Naples Province of Naples, Campania
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Architecture
Status	Active
Architectural type	Church
Style	Baroque architecture
Groundbreaking	1593
Completed	1758
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

Santi Filippo e Giacomo is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy, located on Via San Biagio dei Librai, near the churches of San Biagio Maggiore and Santa Luciella.

In 1593, the church was commissioned by local merchants and tradesman in the zone. The church we see today is the product of a 1758 reconstruction by Gennaro Papa. The concave/convex facade recalls the style of Borromini; and the top level niches hold statues of Religion and Faith by Giuseppe Picano, while the lower level has statues of St Phillip and St James by Giuseppe Sanmartino. The pavement was designed by Giuseppe Massa, and the holy water fonts by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. The frescoes in the choir, nave and walls were completed by Jacopo Cestaro. He also painted the Evangelists on the cupola and St Phillip and Jacob in the presbytery.

Gallery

Presbytery
Frescoes by Cestaro on nave ceiling
Interior

Bibliography

Vincenzo Regina, Le chiese di Napoli. Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica, architettonica, letteraria, civile e spirituale della Napoli sacra, Newton and Compton editor, Naples 2004.

External links

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Church of Santi Filippo e Giacomo description at Napoligrafia site.

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