Church of San Giovanni a Carbonara | |
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Chiesa di San Giovanni a Carbonara | |
40°51′22″N 14°15′37″E / 40.856013°N 14.260372°E | |
Location | Naples Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Active |
Architecture | |
Architectural type | Gothic architecture |
Groundbreaking | 1339 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples |
San Giovanni a Carbonara is a Gothic church in Naples, Southern Italy. It is located at the northern end of via Carbonara, just outside what used to be the eastern wall of the old city. The name carbonara (meaning "coal-carrier") was given to this site allocated for the collection and burning of refuse outside the city walls in the Middle Ages.