S. Gregorio Armeno
The church of St. Gregorio Armeno is situated on the street with the same name, his construction began in 1574 by a donation of the abbess Donna Giulia Caracciolo. The church was terminated in 1579 and , in the next year, dedicated to St. Gregorio Armeno. The façade shows three arch in piperno, the hall is dark and deep with four pillars. The door is in walnut and the church has only a nave with five arcades for side, alternate with pillars. The interior, but the chapels, were painted by Luca Giordano in 1679 to celebrate the first centennial of the church. There are also paintings of Silvestro Buono. All the frescos represent the life of the Saint or the history of the Armenian sisters. The first chapel has two statues in wood of St. Donato and St. Apollonia and a fresco of Pacecco de Rosa. The second chapel shows a painting with the Virgin, St. Pantaleone and St. Anhony by Sarnelli. The third chapel is dedicated to St. Gregorio Armeno; on the altar there is a Fracanzano's painting that show the saint sitting on a throne. In the fourth chapel we can see a Niccolò Malinconico's painting. On the other side there is a chapel near the organ dedicated to St. Benedetto with a Ribera's painting. The next chapel has a painting of Salvatore Buono showing the St. John the Baptist's decapitation. In the next chapel there is a miraculous imagine of Christ now in restoration. The last chapel shows a Nativity by Bernardo Lama or Marco Senese. The greater altar is magnificent, work by Dionisio Lazzari, with wonderful fretwork in white marble. The wooden ceiling is carved and gold-plated with Teodoro Fiammingo's paintings. Also the two organs are remarkable, rich of carved gold-plated. In the last arcade on the right there is a chapel with the St. Patrizia's corpse.