CHURCHES

S. Giovanni (XIX sec.)

Church of Santa  Maria Del Rosario

Very little is known about about the church of Santa Maria del Rosario in the ancient " Rione Taverne ". The building, which includes the entire Garofalo Chapel, has a rectangular lay-out. It is made up of three successive rooms marked by columns surmounted by low arches, the result of a bad restoration, which altered its original style. The construction of the new church in via Ferrante Imparato has caused this building to lose all religious significance and now it has been  completely abandoned. Today the building lies in ruins. That which remains today is only a marble altar of little value, protected by a balustrade with a gate and  a large tympanum at its highest point complements this structure.

Church of San Giovanni Battista

It is very difficult to establish the time of the foundation of this church even if some documents make people think that it dates back to 1120. Originally, the Church was smaller and it was architecturally different. The present structure was reconstructed in the 1870s, following Giuseppe Pisani's plan. This  artist designed a temple which had a Neo-Renaissance style, with a cusp front flanked by a high bell-tower and a nave and two aisles with side chapels. The vaults are in medieval style.At the right entrance, there is a mile column, which probably dates back to the IV century A.D. On it you can see the following inscription: DDDNNNASSS BALENTINIANO TIUDOSIO ET ARCADIO BONO REI PUCE NATE....

According to the above inscription, then name "Teduccio" comes from that of the Emperor Teodosio. Among the most important works of the Church, there is an altar from the 1760s and the main altar in Rococo style.

Church of Carmine di San Giovanni a Teduccio

The church and the convent of the Carmine date back to the 1600s. This church was originally called SS. Salvatore. It is found in Piazza Pacichelli. In the 1820s it had been entrusted to Carmine Maggiore of Naples and since then it has been known as " Carmine di San Giovanni a Teduccio". The church is made up of a central nave with four chapels to the right and four to the left. The vault of the central nave is of half-barrel shape and the apse is dominated by a little dome. In the central vault, there is a fresco, which reproduces the vision of the Virgin Mary. On the main altar, there is a great half-length picture of the Virgin Mary of the Carmine. There are some frescos on the lateral walls as well.

Church of S. Maria del Soccorso

The building of the church and the convent was authorised by Pope Alexander VI in 1500, but its construction started only in 1517, thanks to D. Ferrante Carafa, who gave some of his income for its construction.The benefactor's family had been always devoted to the Blessed Vergine del Soccorso, in fact,  Princess Anna Beatrice Carafa of Scalea was also buried here. Behind the main altar, there was a polychromatic marble niche, with a life-size statue of Maria SS. del Soccorso. This statue was carried in procession.

Façade: The exterior of this XVI century building shows a surprising analogy with S. Maria del Rosario Church. They have the same classical elements and the same vertical structure.

Cloister: The cloister, called "degli Agostiniani", is a characteristic expression of artistic value. Its layout follows a four-sided plan, in the style of the Renaissance and it consists of two floors. On the ground floor the portico has an uninterrupted row of pillars, surmounted by great arches, made of vesuvian stone.