Succorpo Chapel, Renaissance chapel in Naples Cathedral, Italy

The Succorpo Chapel, also called the Confessio of San Gennaro or Carafa Chapel, is the crypt of Naples Cathedral. It is a rectangular room (12 by 9 metres) clad in marble and divided into three naves by columns, reached by semicircular stairs on the transept. The coffered ceiling has eighteen panels carved by Tommaso Malvito's workshop with saints and four cherub heads.

The chapel was commissioned by a cardinal in the late 15th century and completed in the early 16th century. It was built as part of a broader effort to expand and enrich the cathedral complex during a period when Naples was deeply influenced by Renaissance ideas coming from central Italy.

The chapel is also called the confessione di San Gennaro or cappella Carafa, after Cardinal Oliviero Carafa, who had the saint's relics brought back from Montevergine in 1497. His family still owns the chapel, restored by one of its members in the late 19th century. Under the altar stands the urn holding Gennaro's body, and the bronze doors at the entrance carry the Carafa coats of arms and emblems.

The chapel is reached through Naples Cathedral, so visiting hours follow those of the cathedral. A staircase leads down to the underground space, which may be harder to access for those with limited mobility.

The bronze doors at the entrance carry the coats of arms and emblems of the Carafa family, who still own the chapel; a member of the family restored it in the late 19th century. The body of San Gennaro lies in an urn beneath the altar, where Cardinal Oliviero Carafa, who commissioned the chapel, is also buried.