Basilicas in Italy—Campania 3

Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, Benevento, Benevento

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1957.

Construction of the church began in 1839 when the first stone was laid by a priest who later became Pope Leo XIII.   The neoclassical church was consecrated in 1901 and was rebuilt after the Second World War.

Pictures are from Dreamstime and Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Assumption of the Most Holy Mary, Santa Maria a Vico, Caserta

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1957.

Construction of the Gothic Basilica began in 1492 upon orders from the King of Aragon.  It was embellished in the 16th and 17th Centuries.  

Pictures are from Pinterest and Wikipedia.

Old Basilica of Jesus, Naples, Naples

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Pius XII in 1958.

The Baroque church was built by the Jesuits between 1608 and 1623.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St. Mary Magdalene, Casamicciola Terme, Naples

Declared a pontifical minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1965.

The church was completed in 1898 to replace a church that had been destroyed by an 1883 earthquake.

Both pictures are from local sources.

Basilica Shrine of Our Lady, Roccamonfina, Caserta

Declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1970.

St. Bernardino of Siena and St. James of the March opened a chapel here in 1430 due to the discovery of a statue of the Virgin Mary.  The current church was built between 1448 and 1507 and was entrusted to the Franciscans.

All are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Mary of the Snows, Torre Annunziata, Naples

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1979.

The Normans built a church here in 1088 and an image of Our Blessed Mother was brought here by some fisherman in the 14th Century.  The church was renovated in the 16th and 18th Centuries.  St. Joseph of Cupertino was baptized here.

All are from local sources.

Basilica of the Crowned Mother of Good Counsel and Queen, Naples, Naples

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1980.

The Neo-Baroque church was built between 1920 and 1960 and is modeled after St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.  The church has several works of art including some from churches that were destroyed during a 1980 earthquake.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Tammarus, Grumo Nevano, Naples

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1982.

The Baroque church was completed in 1737 to replace a 12th Century building.

The first two pictures are from local sources and the last is from Wikipedia.

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary, Ariano Irpino, Avellino

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1984.

The church is the Cathedral for the Diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia.  Parts of the church date to pre-Roman times and the church has been destroyed many times by earthquakes and wars.  The current Romanesque church dates primarily to the first half of the 18th Century.  The green sandstone church has a baptismal font dating to 1070.

Pictures are from TripAdvisor and Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, Visciano, Naples

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1986.

Veneration of Our Blessed Mother goes back centuries at this site.  The current reinforced concrete church was completed in 1971.

The first two pictures are from local sources and the last is from Wikipedia.

Basilica of Our Lady of the Snow, Naples, Naples

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

The church dates to the 13th Century, but its current appearance is mostly 18th Century Baroque.

All pictures are from Wikipedia.

Basilica of St. Vitus, Forio, Naples

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

The church dates to at least 1306 but was rebuilt between 1730 and 1750.  There are many artworks including a silver and cooper statue of St. Vitus from 1787.

From Trip Advisor.

Basilica of Mary of the Assumption, Castellabate, Salerno

Declared a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

The church was built in the early 12th Century and renovations have resulted in the church having both Romanesque and Baroque elements.  There are several works of art including a 1472 Madonna and Child.

 

 Both pictures are from Wikipedia.