This essay will explore the evolution of the Neapolitan hospital network with a chronological approach: from the beginnings of the welfare network established in the Swabian-Norman period, the growth of the hospital network under the... more
This essay will explore the evolution of the Neapolitan hospital network with a chronological approach: from the beginnings of the welfare network established in the Swabian-Norman period, the growth of the hospital network under the Angevins, and to the reforms and consolidation of a more modern urban welfare system. The hospital foundations will be considered in relationship to the urban context in which they developed, demonstrating their profound impact on the areas outside the city walls: S. Giovanni a Mare and S. Eligio in the Mercato, l’Annunziata in the area called Malpasso, S. Antonio di Vienne in Carbonara, S. Nicola al Molo and the Incoronata in the Corregge. The maps clearly show the dynamics of urban development in Naples and the relationship between the expansion of the city’s walls to encompass the most important civic buildings and medieval hospital structures.