Gesù Nuovo
Gesù Nuovo (Italian: New Jesus) is the name of a church and a square in Naples, Italy. They are located just outside the western boundary of the historic center of the city. To the southeast of the spire, one can see a block away the Fountain of Monteoliveto and the piazza of the church of Sant'Anna dei Lombardi. The square is a result of the expansion of the city to the west beginning in the early 16th century under the rule of Spanish viceroy Pedro Alvarez de Toledo. The square of Gesù Nuovo contains three prominent landmarks:
- The Church of Gesù Nuovo
- The Church of Santa Chiara
- The spire or guglia of the Immaculate Virgin
| Church of Gesù Nuovo | |
|---|---|
| Chiesa di Gesù Nuovo | |
The Church of Gesù Nuovo. | |
| 40.8473°N 14.2518°E | |
| Location | Piazza del Gesù Nuovo Naples Province of Naples, Campania |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Baroque architecture |
| Completed | 1750 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples |
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