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Home to the Madonna Bruna icon, the focus of a Naples cult.
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The Neapolitan poet Jacopo Sannazaro, a confirmed humanist, ordered this church to be built in the 16th century and his tomb behind the high altar is notable for its lack of Christian symbolism. In a side chapel the painting of the Archangel Michael spearing the “Mergellina Devil” records the spiritual victory of a local bishop when a woman proclaimed her love for him.
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The railings here are adorned with bronze skulls, evoking the tradition of care for the dead.
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This 13th-century church contains Cavallini frescoes.
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Nicknamed Pietrasanta (holy stone) after its ancient stone marked with a cross, thought to grant indulgences to whoever kissed it, the original church here was built in the 10th and 11th centuries and the belltower is Naples’ only example of early medieval architecture. The present church, however, is Baroque.
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The site of former 8th-century monasteries enjoys fine views.
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This 14th-century church houses the Assumption of the Virgin by Donatello.
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Some say the view from here is the most beautiful in the world (see Ravello).
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This park is now appreciated for its statuary and fine structures.
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These grounds have been a public park since the 1920s.
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