The church is said to host the altar upon which St Peter preached while in Naples, and here he baptized the first Neapolitan converts to Christianity,
Saint Candida and
Saint Aspreno. In the 16th century, this church was granted by popes the status of celebrating ceremonial
Jubilees for the remission of sins. The layout of the church is that of a Latin-Cross. The present structure, built between 1650 and 1690, owes its design to
Pietro De Marino and
Giovanni Mozzetta. The adjacent cloister was destroyed and fragments can be seen in the sacellum or shrine of
Sant'Aspreno in piazza Borsa. The portal derives from the Conservatory ''dell'Arte della Lana'', in vico Miroballo. The vestibule has frescoes attributed to
Girolamo da Salerno. It has a
baldacchino by
Giovan Battista Nauclerio. The first chapel on the right has a bas-relief depicting the
Madonna delle Grazie by
Giovanni da Nola; and an altarpiece of the
Jubilee (1594) by
Wenzel Cobergher. The right transept has a
St Raphael by
Giacinto Diano, a
Baptism of Christ by
Massimo Stanzione, and a
Madonna with St Felice da Cantalice by
Andrea Vaccaro. The presbytery has two canvases by
Luca Giordano:
St Peter and St Paul hug before Martyrdom and a
Consigning of the Keys to St. Peter. The wooden choir (1661) was completed by
Giovan Domenico Vinaccia. In the remaining chapels are paintings by
Sarnelli,
Pacecco De Rosa,
Giacinto Diano,
Cesare Fracanzano, and
Nicola Vaccaro. A crypt with paleochristian art is located below the church. == Bibliography ==