Santa Caterina a Formiello

Church of Santa Caterina a Formiello
Chiesa di Santa Caterina a Formiello
The church of Santa Caterina a Formiello in Naples.
40°51′17″N 14°15′54″E / 40.8547°N 14.265°E / 40.8547; 14.265
Location	Naples Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic
History
Status	Active
Architecture
Architectural type	Church
Style	Renaissance architecture
Groundbreaking	1515
Completed	1593
Administration
Diocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples

Santa Caterina a Formiello is a church in Naples, in southern Italy, located at the extreme eastern end of the old historic center of the city, on Via Carbonara and Piazza Enrico de Nicola, near the gate called Porta Capuana. The term Formiello comes from the forms or containers for water spouts found in the convent. Diagonally across the street and South is the Fontana del Formiello against the rear wall of the imposing Castel Capuano.