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Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci

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Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy, located on via Veterinaria, near the Botanical Gardens. The extramural church gained its name because the road leading up to this hill here passed a series of crosses.

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Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci
Via Michele Tenore, Naples Municipalità 3

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Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli alle Croci

Via Michele Tenore
80137 Naples, Municipalità 3
Campania, Italy
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