Sant'Angelo a Nilo is a

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church located on the Decumano Inferiore (Spaccanapoli street) in

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, Italy. It stands diagonally across from

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in Naples. It is known for containing the monumental Renaissance-style tomb of Cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci (Italian: ''Sepolcro del Cardinale Brancacci'') by

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and Michelozzo, one of the major sculptural works in the city.

Description

The church is located in the core of the ancient Greek-Roman city: it takes its name from the Egyptian

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest ...

, which was venerated here by the Egyptian merchants. It was begun in 1385 as a chapel, dedicated to Sts. Angel and Mark, by will of cardinal Rainaldo Brancacci, whose family had a palace nearby. The current appearance dates from a 1709 rebuilding, under the direction of Arcangelo Guglielmelli. Remains of the original Catalan-Gothic structure include the main portal, with an architrave featuring angels, and a fresco in the lunette with ''The Virgin Mary and Saints Michael and Baculus with Cardinal Brancaccio'' (15th century). A

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of St. Michael from another portal has been moved in the interior. Artworks in the interior include the tomb of cardinal Brancaccio, canvasses from

Luca Giordano Luca Giordano (18 October 1634 – 3 January 1705) was an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence, and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain. Earl ...

school, a 16th-century altarpiece by the Sienese painter Marco Pino and a marble tabernacle in the sacristy. Antonio Valente, the first major keyboard composer of the Neapolitan school, was organist here in 1565–80.

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Angelo a Nilo Roman Catholic churches completed in 1709 Baroque architecture in Naples 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy 1709 establishments in Italy {{Campania-geo-stub