Церковь Святого Григория Армянского (Неаполь, Италия)

Шаблон:Churcht Святого Григория Армянского Церковь (Неаполь) San Gregorio Armeno (Naples. Italy) Hay Surb Grigori Yekeghesti, Neapol, Italia Святого Григория Армянского Церковь, Неаполь, Италия San Gregorio Armeno, Naples, Italy

The church was founded shortly after the iconoclast decrees of the eighth century caused a number of religious orders to flee the Byzantine empire and seek refuge elsewhere. Those dedicated to Gregory, bishop of Armenia (257-332), founded their place of worship in Naples on the site of an older Roman temple of Ceres. In 1025 it was joined with two other adjacent chapels into a single complex as a Benedectine monastic order. For a separate item on early Christian churches in Naples. The monastery still functions as such, retaining its high walls and maintaining a spectacular inner courtyard characterized by a central fountain with a sculpture of Christ and the Samaritan by Matteo Bottigliero from 1733.