The Church of San Domenico Maggiore is a church, among the most important in terms of history, art and culture
of the Parthenopean city.
Built during the reign of Charles II of Anjou, first in the Gothic style, between 1283 and 1324, it became the seat of the Dominican order in the Kingdom of Naples, and the most popular church
of the Neapolitan nobility of Aragonese origin.
The church is part of a monastic complex located in the historic center of the city, on the square of the same name.
In 1231, Dominican monks led by Brother Tommaso Agni da Lentini settled in Naples, and took possession of the former monastery
of the Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Morfisa, directed
by the Benedictine Fathers.
The consecration of the Church of San Domenico took place
in 1255 at the request of Pope Alexander IV, as evidenced
by a plaque to the right of the main entrance.
The construction of the church was ordered by King Charles,
following a vow addressed to Mary Magdalene during
his imprisonment in the period of the Sicilian Vespers.
The first stone was laid on January 6, 1283, and the work lasted
until 1324, with the addition of works by the French architects
Pierre de Chaul and Pierre d’Angicourt.

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