Basilica di San Gennaro fuori le mura
The Basilica of San Gennaro fuori le mura is a church founded in the 5th century and dedicated to Naples' patron saint. It connects with the catacombs of San Gennaro.
About this building
The ancient structure is probably the result of the fusion of two ancient cemetery sites, one from the 2nd century containing the remains of Agrippinus of Naples (the first patron saint of the city) and the other from the 4th century, which housed the remains of St. Gennaro, at least until the remains were transferred in the first half of the 9th century. The building underwent transformations between the 9th and 15th centuries, while in the 17th century, it was updated according to Baroque trends, becoming first a hospital for plague victims and then a hospice for the poor.
