The church is said to host the altar upon which St Peter preached while in Naples, and here he baptized the first Neapolitan converts to Christianity, Saint Candida and Saint Aspreno. In the 16th century, this church was granted by popes the status of celebrating ceremonial Jubilees for the remission of sins.
The layout of the church is that of a Latin-Cross. The present structure, built between 1650 and 1690, owes its design to Pietro De Marino and Giovanni Mozzetta.
The adjacent cloister was destroyed and fragments can be seen in the sacellum or shrine of Sant'Aspreno in piazza Borsa. The portal derives from the Conservatory dell'Arte della Lana, in vico Miroballo. The vestibule has frescoes attributed to Girolamo da Salerno. It has a baldacchino by Giovan Battista Nauclerio.
The first chapel on the right has a bas-relief depicting the Madonna delle Grazie by Giovanni da Nola; and an altarpiece of the Jubilee (1594) by Wenzel Cobergher. The right transept has a St Raphael by Giacinto Diano, a Baptism of Christ by Massimo Stanzione, and a Madonna with St Felice da Cantalice by Andrea Vaccaro. The presbytery has two canvases by Luca Giordano: St Peter and St Paul hug before Martyrdom and a Consigning of the Keys to St. Peter. The wooden choir (1661) was completed by Giovan Domenico Vinaccia.
A crypt with paleochristian art is located below the church.
Bibliography
Vincenzo Regina, Le chiese by Napoli. Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica, architettonica, letteraria, civile e spirituale della Napoli sacra, Newton e Compton editore, Napoli 2004.
Antonio Emanuele Piedimonte, Napoli Segreta, Edizioni Intra Moenia, 2006.
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pietro, aram, basilica, baroque, style, roman, catholic, church, naples, italy, located, about, block, from, church, santissima, annunziata, corso, umberto, basilica, basilica, italian, façade, religionaffiliationroman, catholicdistrictarchdiocese, napleseccle. The Basilica of San Pietro ad Aram is a Baroque style Roman Catholic church in Naples Italy It is located about a block from the church of the Santissima Annunziata on Corso Umberto I Basilica of San Pietro ad Aram Basilica di San Pietro ad Aram in Italian Facade ReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicDistrictArchdiocese of NaplesEcclesiastical or organizational statusMinor basilicaLocationLocationNaples Campania ItalyGeographic coordinates40 51 05 N 14 16 00 E 40 851317 N 14 266723 E 40 851317 14 266723 Coordinates 40 51 05 N 14 16 00 E 40 851317 N 14 266723 E 40 851317 14 266723ArchitectureTypeChurchStyleBaroque Nave Main Altar History EditThe church is said to host the altar upon which St Peter preached while in Naples and here he baptized the first Neapolitan converts to Christianity Saint Candida and Saint Aspreno In the 16th century this church was granted by popes the status of celebrating ceremonial Jubilees for the remission of sins The layout of the church is that of a Latin Cross The present structure built between 1650 and 1690 owes its design to Pietro De Marino and Giovanni Mozzetta The adjacent cloister was destroyed and fragments can be seen in the sacellum or shrine of Sant Aspreno in piazza Borsa The portal derives from the Conservatory dell Arte della Lana in vico Miroballo The vestibule has frescoes attributed to Girolamo da Salerno It has a baldacchino by Giovan Battista Nauclerio The first chapel on the right has a bas relief depicting the Madonna delle Grazie by Giovanni da Nola and an altarpiece of the Jubilee 1594 by Wenzel Cobergher The right transept has a St Raphael by Giacinto Diano a Baptism of Christ by Massimo Stanzione and a Madonna with St Felice da Cantalice by Andrea Vaccaro The presbytery has two canvases by Luca Giordano St Peter and St Paul hug before Martyrdom and a Consigning of the Keys to St Peter The wooden choir 1661 was completed by Giovan Domenico Vinaccia In the remaining chapels are paintings by Sarnelli Pacecco De Rosa Giacinto Diano Cesare Fracanzano and Nicola Vaccaro A crypt with paleochristian art is located below the church Bibliography EditVincenzo Regina Le chiese by Napoli Viaggio indimenticabile attraverso la storia artistica architettonica letteraria civile e spirituale della Napoli sacra Newton e Compton editore Napoli 2004 Antonio Emanuele Piedimonte Napoli Segreta Edizioni Intra Moenia 2006 Translated from Italian WikidpediaExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Pietro ad Aram Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Pietro ad Aram amp oldid 1013404630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
