Ospedale Santa Maria Della Pace

The monumental complex of Santa Maria della Pace in Naples (via dei Tribunali, 226)) was originally used as a medical clinic, “the first that had never been in Naples”¹, it was estabilished by Vincenzo Lanza with the minister of the interior’s permission on 24 August 1808.

As we read in his editorial book Annali della Clinica dell’Ospedale della Pace di Napoli the hospital has been affirmed as “addition of the Royal University”² taking the name Clinica dei nuovi esperimenti.

Today, the Gothic portal, the old base, the Lazzaretto hall and the entrance hall remain of the ancient residence.

Go to a video about Santa Maria della Pace’s hospital

Near the hospital you can see the church which is a part of the monumental complex

In the following picture you can see the marble tablet of the ancient Hospital’s pharmacy

• Photos and main text by Raffaella Gifuni and Valentina Ponsillo (November 2014)

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Related items:

• The Lazzaretto hall with Mariano Semmola’s memorial tablet

Bibliography

– Vittorio Donato Catapano, Medicina a Napoli nella prima metà dell’Ottocento, Liguori Editore, Napoli 1990, pp.