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San Giuseppe a Chiaia

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San Giuseppe a Chiaia is a church in Naples, Italy. Founded as a chapel for the Jesuit Order; it was enlarged during 1666-1673 under designs by Tommaso Carrere. With the suppression of the Jesuit Order, the church changed management. About 1817, under the patronage of Ferdinando I it became a hospice for the blind called the Casa di San Giuseppe e Lucia. The interior has a paintings of St Ignatius of Loyola by Luca Giordano, Family of the Virgin by Nicola Malinconico, a St Anne and Holy Family by Francesco di Maria.

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San Giuseppe a Chiaia
Riviera di Chiaia, Naples Chiaia

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N 40.83321 ° E 14.228225 °
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Obelisco - Meridiana

Riviera di Chiaia
80122 Naples, Chiaia
Campania, Italy
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