St. Gregorio Armeno - The church by egicom05
Placed in one of the most fascinating street of Naples, the Saint Gregorio Armeno?s church is one of the most meaningful religious building of the city distinguished by the beautiful and prevailing bell tower dated 1716. The church foundation dates from the 8Th century but the building was rebuilded in 1580. The only one nave inside is rich in gold decoration, the wooden carved ceiling and painted by Teodoro d?Errico takes all the nave and the choir?s nun. There is a Luca Giordano?s fresco paints that represent the nuns arrive in city with Saint Gregorio Armeno?s relics and then the high altar with precious inlay hard stones. In the last chapel are kept the Saint Patricia relics, outside there is the entry to the cloister. It dates from the middle 16th century when the Trento?s council imposed new monastic life rules. There are two origins mind: the first one declares the convent foundation was by Saint Elena in Costantino?s age, the second one declares that it was founded by greek and armenian nuns which persecuted, took refuge in Italy and carried the S. Gregorio Armeno body. The nuns which followed the Saint Basilio?s rules had to accept the S.Benedetto rule or rather the thought ?ora et labora? and became benedectines. The convent was formed by a lot of houses: each nun bought one house from the monastery that had many rooms with kitchen, cellar and other comforts. Settled the council end in 1563 was imposed the seclusion and the common life, the nuns changed the dresses from white to dark. In 1572 was started the building rely on Della Monica architect that finished it in 1577. The cloister can be reached by a long and easy 33 marble stairs.
In 1864 the S. Patricia relics were moved in the Sain Gregorio monastery, wax covered, are preserved in a gold and silver urn, adorned by gems, in the lateral chapel of the beautiful monastery church. Saint Patricia is Naples compatron .
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