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Legend holds that the origins are of the church were in 1635, when two now anonymous children of the laborers of the quartiere, posted their juvenile image of the
Madonna and child. Gaining donations, they commissioned the image now in the main altar. The devotion to this image of the Madonna rose
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designed the main altar, the interior balustrades, and the base of the funereal monument for
Gennaro Acampora, rector of the church. The revered icon on the main altar is anonymous. The amphora of the prior monument and the flanking angels holding the candelabra were sculpted by
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led to completion and consecration of the church in 1673. The miracles and intercessions by the
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The church facade has a tall narrow scroll decoration, the interior follows a Greek cross plan with a central dome. It has undergone various restorations; the most recent was in 1983, after the earthquake of 1980.
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