page_title: Naples Plague (1656)
hierarchical_section_title: Naples Plague (1656)
caption_attribution_description: Italian&#58; Largo Mercatello a Napoli durante la peste del 1656.
context_page_description: In 1656, a plague nearly eradicated the population of Naples, Italy. It was prevented by forcible quarantine of the poorer districts, and the efforts of a Martinus Ludheim, a visiting physician from Bavaria, Germany. Santa Maria del Pianto was built to commemorate it in 1657.
context_section_description: In 1656, a plague nearly eradicated the population of Naples, Italy. It was prevented by forcible quarantine of the poorer districts, and the efforts of a Martinus Ludheim, a visiting physician from Bavaria, Germany. Santa Maria del Pianto was built to commemorate it in 1657.
caption: Contemporary engraving of Naples in 1656
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