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The (" Charterhouse of St. Martin") is a former monastery complex, now a
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, in
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, southern Italy. Along with
Castel Sant'Elmo Castel Sant'Elmo is a medieval fortress located on Vomero Hill adjacent to the Certosa di San Martino, overlooking Naples, Italy. The name "Sant'Elmo" derives from a former 10th-century church dedicated to Sant'Erasmo, shortened to "Ermo" and ...
that stands beside it, this is the most visible landmark of the city, perched atop the
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hill that commands the gulf. A
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monastery, it was finished and inaugurated under the rule of
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in 1368. It was dedicated to St.
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. During the first half of the 16th century it was expanded. Later, in 1623, it was further expanded and became, under the direction of architect
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, essentially the structure one sees today. In 1799 anti-clerical French forces of occupation suppressed the monastery and forced the monks to flee. In the ensuing decades the monks made several attempts to reestablish their charter house, with the last effort failing in 1866, when the state definitively confiscated the property. Today, the buildings house the National Museum of San Martino with a display of Spanish and
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era artifacts, as well as displays of the ''
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''—Nativity scene—considered to be among the finest in the world.


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File:Napoli s Martino chiostro grande 1050059-60.JPG, The major cloister File:ChiesaPrincipaleCertosa.jpg, Interior of the main church File:VedutaCertosa.jpg, Hanging gardens File:2016 Vomero 24.jpg, The underground of the Charterhouse


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