Museum
Purgatorio ad Arco
36 locals recommend,
Tips from locals
Umberto
May 1, 2018
ITINERARIO VIA TRIBUNALI DECUMANO MAGGIORE [14] - IPOGEO ANIME AL PURGATORIO E PALAZZO SPINELLI DI LAURINO The church Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco was built in the early seventeenth century to provide a burial place for the poor. In one of its underground rooms, numerous skulls are kept and preserved. The skulls, which are called “cape e morte” or “capuzzelle”, are still venerated by Neapolitan people In via Tribunali,stands one of the most beautiful buildings of the city: Palazzo Spinelli di Laurino. It has been chosen as set of many movies (including some performed by Marcello Mastroianni and Burt Lancaster).
ITINERARIO VIA TRIBUNALI DECUMANO MAGGIORE [14] - IPOGEO ANIME AL PURGATORIO E PALAZZO SPINELLI DI LAURINO The church Santa Maria delle Anime del Purgatorio ad Arco was built in the early seventeenth century to provide a burial place for the poor. In one of its underground rooms, numerous skulls are…
Bruna&Nando
February 10, 2016
Catacombs and baroque Church
Marco & Alessandro
October 1, 2015
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Rodolfo
October 19, 2014
Sumptuousness and symbolism are combined inside the church with a single nave, three side chapels and an apse surmounted by a dome: it is one of the most characteristic jewels of Neapolitan Baroque
Carla
July 31, 2018
La chiesa ospita l'affascinante culto delle anime pezzenterie, resti umani anonimi. Una visita tra arte, fede, vita e morte. The Church of Purgatory still hosts the fascinating worship addressed to the (pezzentelle) beggar souls. a visit through art, faith, life and death.
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Location
39 Via dei Tribunali
Napoli, Campania