Welcome to the site Napoliforme

Very close to Naples, one of its borders is with the district of Secondigliano, it is now a textile and footwear industrial centre, but like the other ancient hamlets it has an agricultural origin. Particularly popular was the cultivation, which continued until the 19th century, of flax and hemp used to make ropes (and twigs of hemp adorn the town's coat of arms). The name of the town for some derives from aer sano, healthy air, for others from the name of the ancient owner of the rustic Roman land, Artius, around which the village developed. The patron saint of Arzano is Sant'Agrippino, one of the first bishops of Naples and, according to legend, protector of the town from the dangerous Saracens, and the 16th century church built (1560-1598) on an older structure is dedicated to him. The majestic interior has a Latin cross plan with a central nave and two side aisles onto which chapels open, renovated and embellished over the centuries. Work carried out in 1753 gave the façade its characteristic 18th-century appearance.The chapel of the Sacrament, on the left side of the church, has a special history. In 1858, the remains of the decapitated body of the martyr Justina were brought here from Rome by the Fathers of the Mission, who were very devoted to her. The popular devotion to the saint became so widespread and heartfelt in the city that the chapel was renamed the Chapel of St Justina. The legend surrounding the voyage of the saint's relics tells us that the Fathers of the Mission decided to take Justina's body to Sicily and undertook the long journey in a cart pulled by oxen.