Santissima Trinità alla Cesarea, Naples, Baroque church in central Naples, Italy
Santissima Trinità alla Cesarea is a baroque church in Naples featuring a rectangular nave lit by large windows and decorated with frescoes at the crossing. The entrance is accessed via a distinctive double-ramp staircase made of piperno stone on the Piazetta Trinità alla Cesarea.
In the 17th century, Mercedarian friars purchased the Belmosto palace to establish a religious complex with this church. The Trinitarian order later took over its management and shaped its development.
The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, a choice made by the Trinitarian order who managed it for generations. The interior arrangement shows how religious devotion shaped the way this space was organized and used.
The church has been closed since the 1980 earthquake, though restoration work on the ceiling was completed in 2008. Check ahead to see if interior access is currently possible, as the status can change.
The double-ramp piperno staircase was an elaborate architectural solution that created a dramatic approach to the church entrance. This type of stair design signaled urban prestige in baroque Naples.
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