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unusual facts about San Paolo Maggiore


Cataldo Amodei

He was born in Sciacca and in 1685 was ordained as a priest; in the same year he became maestro di cappella at the church of San Paolo Maggiore, Naples.


Churches in Naples

The church of San Paolo Maggiore, built on the ruins of the ancient temple of Castor and Pollux, after the plans of the Theatin Francesco Grimaldi; the church of SS. Severinus and Sosius, which is very ancient, was restored in 1490 and in 1609.

Giovan Battista Cavagna

He also succeeded Francesco Grimaldi in the direction of the construction of San Paolo Maggiore.

Sant'Andrea della Valle

The painting "Madonna della Purità" above the altar is a copy from 1647 by the Neapolitan painter Alessandro Francesi from the original that was painted in 1641 by the Spanish painter Luis de Morales "Il Divino" (situated in the Neapolitan church San Paolo Maggiore).


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