Chapel of St. Benedict

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The original structure of the chapel dates back to 1549, as noted in an inscription beneath the altar. In 1607, it was rebuilt and later frescoed. The interior features two striking views of the Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey and various saints (starting from the left wall in a clockwise direction: St. Catherine of Siena, St. Hippolytus, St. Placidus, St. Maurus, St. Anthony Abbot, St. Scholastica, St. Lawrence, St. Bernard Tolomei, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and St. Frances of Rome).

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