Cathedral, Gothic chapel in Naples, Italy

Cappella dei Capece Minutolo is a chapel within Naples Cathedral featuring pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and carefully carved stone ornaments throughout its interior. The space showcases typical Gothic elements such as detailed stonework and intricate architectural details that define its medieval appearance.

The chapel occupies the site of the 5th-century chapel of San Pietro in the old cathedral of Santa Stefania. The tomb of Filippo Minutolo, archbishop of Naples, was placed on the right wall in 1301; Orso Minutolo's sarcophagus followed around 1330. In 1402 Archbishop Enrico Minutolo obtained permission to add the tribune, where his own tomb was set in 1405. The Capece Minutolo family still holds patronage.

The chapel is still privately owned by the Capece Minutolo family, in the Canosa and San Valentino branches, as a marble Gothic-Latin inscription on the floor before the entrance states; a statute signed before a notary on 16 May 1935 confirmed the ownership in 19 articles. It is normally closed and opens only rarely, or for family weddings, when the right-hand portal of the cathedral transept is also opened.

Access to the chapel comes through Naples Cathedral, and visitors should follow dress code rules for religious spaces. It helps to take time observing the details since the fine stonework requires looking closely to notice all the carved elements.

The tomb of Filippo Minutolo, who died in 1301, is cited in Boccaccio's Decameron, in the fifth tale of the second day, where Andreuccio da Perugia is shut inside it. The mosaic floor with animal figures dates from the late 13th century, and the chapel's crypt held Filippo's remains from 1721 until they were returned to the original sarcophagus in 1960.