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(Redirected from San Martino, Naples) Former Carthusian monastery in Naples, Italy
The San Martino museum in Naples with Sant'Elmo fortress visible behind it.

The Certosa di San Martino ("Charterhouse of St. Martin") is a former monastery complex, now a museum, in Naples, southern Italy. Along with Castel Sant'Elmo that stands beside it, this is the most visible landmark of the city, perched atop the Vomero hill that commands the gulf. A Carthusian monastery, it was finished and inaugurated under the rule of Queen Joan I in 1368. It was dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. During the first half of the 16th century it was expanded. Later, in 1623, it was further expanded and became, under the direction of architect Cosimo Fanzago, essentially the structure one sees today.

In 1799 anti-clerical French forces of occupation suppressed the monastery and forced the monks to flee. In the ensuing decades the monks made several attempts to reestablish their charter house, with the last effort failing in 1866, when the state definitively confiscated the property. Today, the buildings house the National Museum of San Martino with a display of Spanish and Bourbon era artifacts, as well as displays of the presepe—Nativity scene—considered to be among the finest in the world. 40°50′36″N 14°14′28″E / 40.843333°N 14.241240°E / 40.843333; 14.241240

Gallery

  • The major cloister The major cloister
  • Interior of the main church Interior of the main church
  • Hanging gardens Hanging gardens
  • The underground of the Charterhouse The underground of the Charterhouse

References

  1. Acton, Harold (1957). The Bourbons of Naples (1731-1825). London: Faber and Faber. p. 5. ISBN 9780571249015.

External links

Museums of Naples


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