The Lazzaretto Hall
It is possible to enter into the Lazzaretto hall by a staircase in the central courtyard of the Santa Maria della Pace’s hospital in Naples; it is called “of the Leprosarium” as lepers and plague victims were welcomed in it, when needed.
At the end of the hall, a fine altar separates the Leprosarium from the area that once was intended as a medical cabinet (where is located the Mariano Semmola’s memorial tablet).
Along the walls, half-height, runs a gallery through which food and beverages were lowered to patients to prevent contagion.
The Hall in 2014
In the following pictures you can see the magnificient altar inside the hall
A medical table inside the cabinet
The Hall in 2024 after the renovation
- Photos and main text by Valentina Ponsillo and Raffaella Gifuni (November 2014); photos by Luca Borghi (October 2024)
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