Chiesa di Santa Chiara
About the place
- Country : Italy , Naples
- Address : Via Santa Chiara, 49c, 80134 Napoli NA, Italy
- Category : Places of Worship
- Establishing Date : 1313 AD to 1340 AD
- founder : Queen “Sancia of Majorca” and her husband, King “Robert of Anjou”
Chiesa di Santa Chiara
Overview:
Santa Chiara: a religious complex in Naples that includes the Church of Santa Chiara, a monastery, tombs, and an archaeological museum.
• The Church of "Santa Chiara" is facing Benedetto Croce, which is in the easternmost end of Spaccanapoli.
• The double monastic complex was built in the period from 1313 AD to 1340 AD by Queen “Sancia of Majorca” and her husband, King “Robert of Anjou”, who was also buried in the complex.
• The church was originally in the Gothic style, but was decorated in the seventeenth century in the Baroque style.
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