Chiesa di Sant'Andrea de Lavina, Baroque church in Salerno, Italy

Sant'Andrea de Lavina is a Baroque church in Salerno featuring curved architectural lines, decorative columns, and elaborate carved details throughout. The interior displays characteristic Baroque elements including multiple arches and richly ornamented surfaces that define the space.

The church was founded after 832, when the Lombard duke Sicardo of Salerno conquered Amalfi and deported part of its population to the Fornelle district; the prisoners built it in honour of their patron saint. A first church, erected on the ruins of a Roman building, now lies about 6 m below street level. Around the 10th century it was partly demolished and turned into a burial ground, and a larger church was built over it. A third church followed around the 12th century; at the end of the 16th century the plan was reversed to face east and a radical restoration gave it the Baroque appearance it partly retains.

The name comes from the Lavina stream, which still flows beneath the road in front of the church. The building was founded by Amalfi prisoners deported to Salerno after Duke Sicardo's 832 conquest, who dedicated it to their patron saint Andrew. In 1648 the bells of the campanile were rung by Ippolito da Pastena, the "Masaniello Salernitano", to call the people to revolt against the Spanish.

The church stands on via Porta Radeprandi, the street in front of its entrance, named after a city gate that actually stood near today's Diocesan Museum in the upper town; a nearby arch has long been mistaken for that gate. The first church lies about 6 m below street level, reached through excavations, while the upper church was reconsecrated in 2015.

The bell tower dates to before the 11th century and has three levels of pointed arches; a bifora was uncovered on its north side by recent excavations. In 1648 Ippolito da Pastena, called the "Masaniello Salernitano", rang its bells to call the people to revolt against the Spanish.