 Introduction
Location
History
The Facade
The portal on the right has on its right St. Eustazio, in the kiosk the St. Bishops Fortunate and Massimo, Alberto's Ferrer sculptures. In the lunetta is set a statue representing St. Aspreno attributed to Antonio Baboccio.
Both the portals are in axle with the side aisles and the apse's chapels devoted to the Saints represented by the statues.
The portal on the right only open's for the inherent festivities of the cult of St. Gennaro; it has to be opened also in the following exceptional cases: the fruition of a religious function of the ruling royal family or the marriage of a member of the family Capece Minutolo.
In the tower of left, on her bifora, the angels to the sides of the cuspide are of Salvatore Irdi. In the circle there is a bust of Saint Restituta made from Michele Busciolani. On the side Thomas Solariums it carved emperor Costantino's relief, that made to build Holy Restituta: the first Neapolitan Cathedral.
In the tower of right, the angels with the symbols of St. Gennaro are the works of Stanislao Lista. In the circle there is the bust of St. Gennaro of Antonio Busciolano. On the side, of Thomas Solari, the bishop's relief Stephen I, founder of the second Neapolitan Cathedral.
The Chapel of the Treasure of St. Gennaro
San Gennaro was the Bishop of Benevento and was beheaded at Pozzuoli in 304 during Diocletian's persecution of the Christians. They had to chop his head off, the story goes, because when they had thrown him to the lions once before, the animals had refused to attack him and had simply crouched in submission at his feet. His remains were taken to Napoli to be conserved.
The Miracle of San Gennaro
Art works
The facade was reworked by Enrico Alvino in the late 19th century, but retains the 15th century portal, including some sculptures by Tino da Camaino.
Ceiling and Pillars
The ceiling of the central nave is of wood and bears five paintings by various artists: the Annunciation, the Presentation at the Temple, the Visitation, the Nativity and the Epiphany. High on the walls of the central nave and the transept are paintings of saints done by Luca Giordano and his school; at the base of the pillars are busts of the first 16 bishops of the city of Naples.
Pillars
Inside, the cathedral is 100 meters long and in the form of a Latin cross, with three naves, divided by sixteen pillars that form Gothic arches and incorporate 110 granite columns.
Archaeological works
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