The Catacombs of Saint Gaudiosus are underground paleo-Christian burial sites, located in the northern area of the city of Naples.
Main crypt below the main altar of the church of Santa Maria della Sanità.
Tomb of St. Gaudiosus (#1)
Hall with 17th century burials (#7)
Maria de Ponte (left) and Sveva Gesualda, 1611 (right)
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa was an Italian nobleman and composer. Though both the Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, he is better known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chrom
1609 donor portrait of Gesualdo from Il Perdono di Gesualdo