Santa Teresa a Chiaia

Santa Teresa a Chiaia is a Baroque church in Naples, Italy.

Church of Santa Teresa a Chiaia
Chiesa di Santa Teresa a Chiaia
The façade of church.
40.836950°N 14.235785°E / 40.836950; 14.235785
Location	Naples Province of Naples, Campania
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1620
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

The church was founded in 1620, and completed in 1650-1662 by Cosimo Fanzago. The earthquake of 1688 damaged the church and required reconstruction. The church was originally called Santa Teresa Plaggie, due to the place near the beach where it was located. The facade is rich in stucco decoration. The interior is a Greek cross plan with a statue of St Teresa, by Fanzago on the main altar. The principal works in the church are the Infancy of Mary, Repose in Egypt, St Peter appears to St Teresa and St Peter of Alcantara providing confession to St Teresa, by Luca Giordano.

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  Interior

Bibliography

• Napoli e dintorni, Touring club Italia, Touring Editor, 2001.