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Decumano Superiore, Naples
The Decumano or Decumanus Superiore was one of the three main east-west roads (Decumani) in the Ancient Roman city of Naples. This street is the upper (superiore) and most Northern of the three decumani, or east-west streets, of the grid of the original Greco-Roman city of ''Neapolis''. The central main '' Decumanus Maggiore'' is now ''Via dei Tribunali''; while the southernmost or lower '' Decumanus Inferiore'' is now ''Spaccanapoli''. The three ''decumani'' were (and still are) intersected by numerous north-south cross-streets called ''cardini'', together forming the grid of the ancient city. Buildings The Decumanus Superiore is now comprised by via della Sapienza and via dell'Anticaglia, and via Santi Apostoli. Among the buildings and palaces on the road are: * Church of Santa Maria della Sapienza *Palazzo Bonifacio a Regina Coeli * Church of Santa Maria Regina Coeli *Palazzo Pisanelli * Church of Santa Maria di Gerusalemme *Ospedale degli Incurabili The Ospedale degli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decumanus Maximus
In Roman urban planning, a decumanus was an east–west-oriented road in a Roman city or castrum (military camp). The main decumanus of a particular city was the Decumanus Maximus, or most often simply "the Decumanus". In the rectangular street grid of the typical Roman city plan, the decumanus was crossed by the perpendicular cardo, a north–south street. In a military camp, the decumanus connected the Porta Praetoria (closest to the enemy) to the Porta Decumana (away from the enemy). In the center – called '' groma'' – of a city or castrum, the Decumanus Maximus crossed the perpendicular ''Cardo Maximus'', the primary north–south road. The Forum was normally located close to this intersection of the Decumanus Maximus and the Cardo Maximus. Etymology ''Decumanus'' or ''decimanus'' was the Latin word for 'tenth'. This name is said to come from the fact that the ''via decumana'' or ''decimana'' (the ''tenth'') separated the Tenth Cohort from the Ninth in the legionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decumanus Maggiore, Naples
Via dei Tribunali is a street in the old historic center of Naples, Italy. It was the main ''decumanus'' or Decumanus Maggiore — that is, the main east-west street—of the ancient Greek and then Roman city of Neapolis, paralleled to the south by the lower ''decumanus'' ( Decumano Inferiore, now called Spaccanapoli) and to the north by the upper ''decumanus'' ( Decumano Superiore) (now ''via Anticaglia'' and ''Via della Sapienza''). The three ''decumani'' were (and still are) intersected by numerous north-south cross-streets called ''cardini'', together forming the grid of the ancient city. The modern streets/alleys that overlie and follow the ancient grid of these ancient streets. The length of the modern ''Via dei Tribunali'' was determined by the urban expansion requirements of the Spanish starting in the early 16th century. The street runs from the church of San Pietro a Maiella and adjacent Naples Music Conservatory at the west end of the old city for about three-quarters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decumano Inferiore, Naples
Spaccanapoli is the straight and narrow main street that traverses the old, historic center of the city of Naples, Italy. The name is a popular usage and means, literally, "Naples splitter". The name is derived from the fact that it is very long and from above it seems to divide that part of the city. This street is the lower (''Decumanus Inferiore'') and southernmost of the three decumani, or east-west streets, of the grid of the original Greco-Roman city of ''Neapolis''. The central main '' Decumanus Maggiore'' is now ''Via dei Tribunali''; while the northernmost or upper '' Decumanus Superiore'' is now ''via Anticaglia'' and ''Via della Sapienza''. The three ''decumani'' were (and still are) intersected by numerous north-south cross-streets called ''cardini'', together forming the grid of the ancient city. Today, the street officially starts at Piazza Gesù Nuovo and is officially named ''Via Benedetto Croce''. Moving east, the street changes name to ''Via S. Biagio dei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Della Sapienza, Naples
Santa Maria della Sapienza is a Roman Catholic church, located on Via Costantinopoli in central Naples, Italy. Facade History In 1507, the cardinal Oliviero Carafa, archbishop of Naples, began plans for construction at the site a University ''della Sapienza''. Work only began posthumously on lots purchased from Giovanni Latro, and Giampietro and Marino Stendardo. The site was converted into a Clarissan monastery, but membership of this monastery languished by 1535, and the remaining nuns were moved by Cardinal and Archbishop Giampietro Carafa (later Pope Paul IV), change into a Dominican order, under the pope's sibling, Maria, as abbess. Her relics became venerated in the church, which also contained relics of Saints Evaristo and Prisciano (siblings of San Fortunato); and the liquefying blood of St Stephen Protomartyr. The two sculpted roundels in the facade depict busts of Pope Paul IV and his sister Maria. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Regina Coeli, Naples
Santa Maria Regina Coeli is a Roman Catholic church in central Naples, Italy. History After the earthquake of 1561 damaged their original house in Naples, nuns from the order of the Canonesses Regular of the Lateran (female branch of the Canons Regular of the Lateran) moved to the Palazzo Montalto, adjacent to the monastery of San Gaudioso.Gennaro Aspreno Galante, ''Guida sacra della città di Napoli'', 1872 Here they made a new convent dedicated the ''Holy Mary, Queen of Heaven'' (Regina Coeli). The present church was built by 1594 under the direction of Luciano Quaranta. The building was reconstructed by Giovanni Vincenzo Della Monica, then later by Giovanni Francesco di Palma; and finally by Francesco Antonio Picchiatti in 1682. In 1812, the nuns were transferred to the Monastery of Gesù e Maria and in their place moved in the Sisters of Charity of Saint Jeanne-Antide Thouret. This order still owns the complex in 2014. The entrance is preceded by two staircases leading to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Di Gerusalemme, Naples
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of '' Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white- bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ospedale Degli Incurabili, Naples
The Ospedale degli Incurabili (''Hospital for the Incurables'') or Complesso degli Incurabili is an ancient and prominent hospital complex located on Via Maria Longo in central Naples, Italy. Part of the complex, including the remarkable pharmacy, are now the ''Museo delle arti sanitarie'' of Naples. History Originally built in Renaissance style, the complex incorporated in the structures of the churches of Santa Maria del Popolo and Santa Maria Succurre Miseris dei Bianchi, as well as the ospedale (hospital) of Santa Maria del Popolo degli Incurabili. In time, it also incorporated the adjacent S. Maria delle Grazie Maggiore a Caponapoli and its cloister, the monastery of Santa Maria della Consolazione, the church of Santa Maria di Gerusalemme and the cloister of the Trentatré. The hospital was founded in 1521 by Maria Lorenza Longo after she became paralyzed by a malady. Among the main donors of the next century was the merchant Gaspar Roomer. In the 19th century, donors incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palazzo Caracciolo, Naples
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.), and many use it for a wider range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy; often the term for a large country house is different. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions such as a movie palace. A palace is distinguished from a castle while the latter clearly is fortified or has the style of a fortification, whereas a pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Giuseppe Dei Ruffi, Naples
San Giuseppe dei Ruffi or church of San Giuseppe dei Ruffo is a church located on piazzetta San Giuseppe dei Ruffi, in Naples, Italy. History The church was part of an Augustinian order monastery founded in 1604 by a group of aristocratic Neapolitan noblewomen: including Cassandra Caracciolo; Ippolita and Caterina Ruffo; and Caterina Tomacelli. They obtained from the Prince of Avellino, the old palace of the family Arcella, and surrounding houses, to build their monastery and church. In 1611, more nuns transferred here from the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli, renaming the convent San Giuseppe; a few years later they decide to build a new church and cloister. The project from 1630 was directed by Dionisio Nencioni di Bartolomeo, who was also the architect for the church of the Girolamini, Naples, Girolamini. By 1636, nearly all the cloister was complete. In 1699, construction of a church began using designs by Dionisio Lazzari, a second cupola was added by Arcangelo Guglie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Donnaregina Nuova
Santa Maria Donnregina Nuova is a church in central Naples, Italy. It is called ''Nuova'' ("new") to distinguish it from the older Angevin church of Santa Maria Donna Regina Vecchia. History The earliest church was built on this location in the 14th century. The nuns from the adjacent monastery commissioned the new structure. While traditionally the architect Giovanni Guarino, a pupil of Francesco Grimaldi was cited as the architect of the present Baroque church, more recent documentation cites Giovanni Giacomo Conforto. The first documented payments for design were from 1626, which is also when the facade was completed. The marble portal was completed by Bernardino Landini in 1634, and the cupola in 1654. The church was consecrated in 1669. Among the architects that over the next century worked designs for parts of the structure include Arcangelo Guglielmelli and Ferdinando Sanfelice. The convent was shut down in the 1861, and the Clarisse nuns moved to the monastery of Santa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santi Apostoli, Naples
Santi Apostoli is a Baroque-style church in Naples, Italy. Legend holds that a church at the site was built atop a Temple of Mercury by Emperor Constantine. Restored by the Caracciolo Family, it was ceded in 1570 to the Theatine Order. By 1590, the adjacent cloister and monastery was designed by Francesco Grimaldi. In the early 17th century was reconstructed by Giacomo Conforti. In 1638, the work was continued by Bartolomeo Picchiatti. In the 19th century, the Theatine order was suppressed and the church turned over in administrations. An earthquake damaged the dome. The church now belongs to the Liceo Artistico Statale di Napoli. The counter-facade and ceiling panels were frescoed by Giovanni Lanfranco in the 1640s. The panels contain the following depictions: a ''Martyrdom of Apostles Simone e Giuda''; a ''Martyrdom of St Thomas Apostle''; a ''Martyrdom of St Bartholomew''; a ''Martyrdom of St Matthew''; a ''Martyrdom of St John Evangelist''; a ''Glory of the Apostles'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Sofia, Naples
Santa Sofia was a church on via Santa Sofia in the city of Naples, Italy, now deconsecrated. It was founded around 308 by Constantine, though the present church was built in 1487 to house a congregation which worked to bury the poor. It has a 1754 maiolica pavement and its facade has two doors. Francesco Domenico Moccia e Dante Caporali, ''NapoliGuida-Tra Luoghi e Monumenti della città storica'', Clean, 2001. It also contained paintings by Fabrizio Santafede and Marco Pino Marco Pino or Marco da Siena (1521–1583) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance and Mannerist period. Born in Costalpino and first trained in Siena, he later worked in Rome and in Naples, where he died. He was putatively a pupil of the pain ..., but these were removed after the 1980 earthquake. References {{coord missing, Italy Former churches in Italy Sofia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
