The church of St. Gregorio
Armeno is situated on the street with the same name, his construction began
in 1574 by a donation of the abbess Donna Giulia Caracciolo.
The church was terminated in 1579 and , in the next year, dedicated to
St. Gregorio Armeno.
The façadeshowsthree arch in piperno, the hall is dark and deep
with four pillars. The door is in walnut and the church has only a nave with five arcades for
side, alternate with pillars.
The interior, but the chapels, were painted by Luca Giordano in 1679 to
celebrate the first centennial of the church.
There are also paintings of Silvestro Buono. All the frescos represent the life
of the Saint or the history of the Armenian sisters.
The first chapel has two statues in wood of St. Donato and
St. Apollonia and a fresco of Pacecco de Rosa.
The second chapel shows a painting with the Virgin, St. Pantaleone and St.
Anhony by Sarnelli.
The third chapel is dedicated to St. Gregorio Armeno; on the altar there
is a Fracanzano's painting that show the saint sitting on a throne,
In the fourth chapel we can see a Niccolò Malinconico's painting.
On the other side there is a chapel near the organ dedicated to St.
Benedetto with a Ribera's painting.
The next chapel has a painting of Salvatore Buono showing the St. John the
Baptist's decapitation.
In the next chapel there is a miraculous imagine of Christ now in
restoration.
The last chapel shows a Nativity by Bernardo Lama or Marco
Senese.
The greater altar is magnificent, work by Dionisio Lazzari, with wonderful
fretwork in white marble.
The wooden ceiling is carved and gold-plated with Teodoro Fiammingo's paintings.
Also the two organs are remarkable, rich of carved gold-plated.
In the last arcade on the right there is a chapel with the St. Patrizia's
corpse.