San Raffaele, Naples

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San Raffaele (also known as San Raffaele a Materdei or properly, Santi Raffaele e Margherita da Cortona) is a church on Via Amato di Montecassino, in the quartiere of Materdei in Naples, Italy.[1]

The church was founded in 1759[2] built on designs of Giuseppe Astarita, adjacent to a hospice for women called a Ritiro delle Pentite, or hospice for prostitutes. The interior has a Greek cross layout. The interior has a highly decorated polychrome altar surmounted by a baldacchino of gilded wood with angels and a crown. The frescoes were completed by Angelo Mozzillo.[3] San Raffaele (St Raphael), the patron of fishermen, and often represented in paintings with fish. The saint of this church was often revered by infertile couples.[4]

References

  1. 1.Lucio (2019-09-20). "San Raffaele a Materdei, la chiesa della fecondità". Napoli Turistica (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  2. 2."Chiesa Di San Raffaele". www.ilsemedinapoli.com. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  3. 3."Chiesa di San Raffaele - Pozzuoli". campiflegrei.it. Retrieved 2026-05-21.
  4. 4."Angels // Saint Raphael the Archangel". Heart of Mary. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2026-05-21.