Pio Monte della Misericordia

The Pio Monte della Misericordia is a church in the historic center of Naples, southern Italy. It is famous for its art works, including Caravaggio's The Seven Works of Mercy.

A charity brotherhood (Pio Monte della Misericordia meaning "Pious Mount of Mercy" in Italian) was founded in 1602 by a group of young nobles, and initially sat in a small church built by Gian Giacomo di Conforto near the staircase leading to the Cathedral. From 1658 to 1678 the edifice was enlarged, also with the annexion of neighbouring structures, by architect Francesco Antonio Picchiatti, forming a complex with a palace and a renewed church.

The latter, at the high altar, houses Caravaggio's Seven Works of Mercy; there are also paintings by Luca Giordano, Carlo Sellitto, Fabrizio Santafede, Battistello Caracciolo and others.

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