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in Rome. The façade is fronted by a portico resting on six columns and two Ionic pillars. Inside, the church is circular with two side chapels. The dome is 53 metres (174 ft) high. The portico is by Neapolitan architect
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continued the construction - finished in 1846 - but converted the final product into the church one sees today. He dedicated it to
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In the chapels on the right, we find the following altarpieces:
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St Francis of Paola receives a stem of charity from an Angel
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Immaculate Conception and the death of Sant'Andrea Avellino
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Affiliation
Roman Catholic
District
Archdiocese of Naples
Ecclesiastical or organizational status
Minor basilica
Naples
Campania
Italy
Geographic coordinates
40°50′07″N 14°14′51″E / 40.835296°N 14.247471°E / 40.835296; 14.247471
Church
Style
Neoclassical
Piazza del Plebiscito
Naples, Italy
Joachim Murat
Napoleon

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