Santa Maria Stella del Mare, Gothic Revival church in Historic Center, Naples, Italy

Santa Maria Stella Maris is a small rectangular Gothic Revival church on Via Lucrezia d'Alagno, near the Fontana della Sellaria. Its exterior has a side bell tower with a diamond-shaped spire and small single-lancet windows on each face, with larger double-lancet windows below. The church has been closed for decades and used as a storage depot; support elements have been placed along its sides.

The current structure was completed in 1907, replacing an earlier building that housed an iron sellers congregation dating back to 1561. This new construction reflected the growing needs of the religious community in the neighborhood.

The church once served as the seat of a royal confraternity whose name remains carved above the entrance. This building reflects the trades and community groups that operated throughout this neighborhood.

The church has been closed for worship for decades and now serves as a storage depot; support props stand against its sides. It is reached on foot along via Lucrezia d'Alagno, a lane in the historic centre, a short walk from the Fontana della Sellaria. Look up for the diamond-pointed bell tower and the large bifore below it.

The Caciolii were pork butchers, not cheese merchants: their confraternity moved into the old church at vico Vacca in the mid-18th century, sharing it with the iron sellers (from 1561) and the tavern keepers (from the late 17th century). The 1907 building kept their name, Santa Maria Stella Maris e San Biagio dei Caciolii, above the portal.