Chiesa di Santa Paolina e San Felice

The Church of Santa Paolina e San Felice (Saints Paolina and Felix) is a place of worship situated in Corso Vittorio Veneto, in the town of Santa Paolina.

Known as the Mother Church and the primary building or architectural and historic-artistic interest in the town, the building consists of an unadorned façade with two portals, one in the centre and another smaller one to the side. It was probably built in the 13th century, and was then rebuilt and completed towards the end of the 17th century. The latest restoration project dates back to the 20th century.

Standing alongside the Church are the rectory and the 18th-century bell tower, under which is the arched entrance to the Oratory and Congregation of the Holy Rosary, established in 1613. 
The interior of the Church is single-nave, with a semicircular apse and coffered wooden ceiling. Inside there are several 18th-century paintings and early 17th-century altarpieces, including one dedicated to the Virgin of the Holy Rosary, by Giovanni Antonio Arditi, and one honouring Our Lady of Providence, made by Francesco Curia, a painter living in Naples between the end of the 16th century and the early 17th. The 17th-century paintings are also of the Neapolitan school and are finely made, enhanced with elegant plaster and wood frames. Some of them also have a predella beneath, depicting scenes that expand on the theme of the main painting.

A place of significant architectural and religious interest, the Church of Santa Paolina e San Felice takes the visitor to a marvellous discovery of art and sacred customs.