Francesco Grimaldi (
Oppido Lucano
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, 1543 –
Naples
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, August 1, 1613) was an Italian
Theatine Order priest and architect, working mainly in
Naples
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.
Among his designs are works for:
*''Covent of the Theatine Order'' (1590) at the church of
Santi Apostoli.
*Church of
Santi Apostoli, which resembles
Sant'Andrea della Valle
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in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
.
*''
Cappella del Tesoro'' (1608) in the
Cathedral of Naples
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*Church of
Santa Maria degli Angioli a Pizzo-Falcone.
*Church of the
Trinità delle Monache.
*Church of the
San Paolo
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.
*
Sant'Andrea delle Dame, Naples
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grimaldi, Francesco
1543 births
1613 deaths
Theatines
Architects from Naples
16th-century Italian architects
17th-century Italian architects
People from the Province of Potenza
Italian Renaissance architects