Sant'Agostino alla Zecca

Sant Agostino alla Zecca, also known as Sant'Agostino Maggiore is a church in central Naples, Italy.

Sant Agostino alla Zecca
Chiesa di Sant' Agostino alla Zecca
The façade with skulls
LocationNaples
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic
Architecture
Architectural typeChurch
Administration
DioceseRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

Originally granted to the Augustinian monks by Robert I of Anjou in 1259. The church underwent extensive reconstruction in the Baroque period by Bartolomeo Picchiati. Its name derives from its location near the former mint. Since the 1980 Irpinia earthquake, it has been closed and is in a poor state of conservation. The interior has frescoes of Giacinto Diano in the Sacristy.

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