Chiesa del Rosario, Neoclassical church in Catanzaro, Italy.

Chiesa del Rosario is a church in central Catanzaro with a neoclassical facade rebuilt in the 19th century after earthquakes. Its interior is a Latin cross with a single nave and four chapels on each side, decorated with 1770 stuccoes and Corinthian pilasters. The high altar in mother-of-pearl and polychrome marble is by Giuseppe and Silvestro Troccoli.

The church began in the 15th century as the Annunziata, built on the site of a hospital for the poor, with a Dominican convent beside it; according to Father Giovanni Fiore, Nicolò Ruffo founded the monastery under Pope Boniface IX. It was consecrated on 21 May 1499 by Alessandro della Marra, archbishop of Santa Severina. Earthquakes in 1638, 1783 and the 19th century forced repeated rebuilding, and the church stayed closed from 1832 to 1891; the neoclassical facade dates from the 19th-century works. The former convent now houses a Guardia di Finanza barracks.

The church keeps silk vestments made between the 16th and 18th centuries, among them the Pianeta dei Borgia, ordered by Pope Alexander VI for the wedding of Goffredo Borgia and Sancia d'Aragona, later Princes of Squillace. Inside are also a 1613 Madonna della Purità by Francesco Cassano, a Madonna del Rosario painted in 1615 by the Dutch artist Dirk Hendricksz, and a 15th-century Neapolitan sculpture of the Redeemer.

The church stands behind Catanzaro Cathedral, and its exterior staircase was added in 1871 during road works. The interior has a single nave with four chapels on each side, so a visit follows one straight axis. Look for the 1712 funeral monument of Gaetano Rocca near the stucco decorations of 1770.

The church preserves silk vestments made between the 16th and 18th centuries, among them the Pianeta dei Borgia, ordered by Pope Alexander VI for the wedding of Goffredo Borgia and Sancia d'Aragona, later Princes of Squillace.