Cappella Cangiani, Catholic church in Rione Alto, Naples, Italy

Cappella Cangiani is a parish church on via Mariano Semmola in the Rione Alto of Naples, built between 1969 and 1974 to a design by architect Alberto Izzo and consecrated in 1976 by Cardinal Corrado Ursi. Its front is preceded by a large sagrato and a slight entrance ramp, with a tall bell tower of two slender L-shaped pillars on the right. Inside are two stacked assembly halls, and the nave is lit by a long multicoloured window in the triangular opening of the main facade.

The site had been used for religious purposes since the 16th century, long before the current building was erected. The 1969 church replaced earlier structures that had stood on the same spot over the centuries.

Inside the chapel hangs a carved Crucifix by Michelangelo Naccherino, a sculptor active in Naples in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The work draws visitors with an interest in religious sculpture from that period.

The chapel serves mainly as a place of worship for the Arenella community, so visiting outside of service times is advisable. Dress modestly when entering, as with any active church in Italy.

The Naccherino Crucifix came to the new church from the trecento church of the Incoronata on via Medina, so a sculpture by Michelangelo Naccherino now hangs in a building of 1969-1974. The parish complex also houses a cineforum, a small theatre, a basketball court and the seat of the Polisportiva Pro-Cangiani.