San Francesco degli Scarioni is a Roman Catholic church located on a narrow street, Via Arco Mirelli #19, in central Naples, Italy. It was founded and still property of the

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History

Construction of the present church began in 1704 using designs by

Giovanni Battista Nauclerio Giovanni Battista Nauclerio (Naples, 1666 - Naples, 1739) was an Italian architect and engineer, active in Naples, Italy. Biography Nauclerio is described as one of the Naples architects who went against the grain, paving the way for columned n ...

, and was completed in 1721. The patron had been Leonardo Scarioni, merchant from Tuscany who had died 1701 without heirs, and endowed a convent of Franciscans from his native lands. Interno Scarioni

The facade has a wooden statue of St Francis. The main altar (1755) has a canvas depicting ''Christ and the Virgin granting indulgences to St Francis'' (1773) by

Francesco De Mura Francesco de Mura (21 April 1696 – 19 August 1782) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque period, active mainly in Naples and Turin. His late work reflects the style of neoclassicism. Life Francesco de Mura, also referred to as ''Fran ...

. The sacristy has a canvas depicting ''Conversation with the Crucifix by St Thomas'' (1580) by

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, held in lunette frescoed with the ''Virgin with St John the Baptist and St Michael Archangel''. The musical organ dates to 1721.Circuitro Informativo Regionale della Campania per i Beni Culturali e Paessagistici
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References

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