The Benedictine property originally belonged to Anna Maria Sanseverino, and was acquired in 1546 by Antonio Orsini, Duke of Gravina. Between 1549-‘80, it was transformed into an villa. It passed to Duke Michele Antonio in 1583; after his death in 1627, the villa was inherited by his sister Felice Maria, and donated to the Padri Lucchesi della Madre di Dio to erect the new monastery dedicated to S. Maria in Portico. After the suppression of the Order in 1808, the monastery with what remained of the 16th-century structure was repurposed for the same educational functions that still define its use today.
Giuseppe Pignatelli Spinazzola
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-5038-3730
Chapter Title
8. Dove v’erano un tempo nobili e stravaganti logge di fiori. La villa Orsini di Gravina e il convento di S. Maria in Portico
Authors
Giuseppe Pignatelli Spinazzola
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1083-6.13
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2026
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Book Title
Le ville a Napoli di età moderna. Chiaia luogo di conveniente dimora
Authors
Giuseppe Pignatelli Spinazzola
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Number of Pages
248
Publication Year
2026
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-1083-6
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979-12-215-1082-9
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979-12-215-1083-6
Series Title
I Quaderni di NeaVia. Studi sulla villa