Ecclesiastical or organizational status National monument Architectural type Church Opened 1733 | Affiliation Roman Catholic Status Active Completed 1733 Architectural style Baroque architecture Groundbreaking 1730 | |
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Address Piazza S. Giorgio, 16128 Genova, Italy Similar Santi Cosma e Damiano, Santa Maria di Castello, Chiesa di San Marco al Molo, Santa Maria delle Vigne, Oratory of San Giacomo | ||
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San Torpete is a church in central Genoa, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Torpes. It was founded in the 11th century by local merchants. It was rebuilt in 1730 under designs conceived by Giovanni Antonio Ricca.
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The interior ceiling is decorated with paintings and stucco by Giovanni Bernardo Carlone depicting scenes of the Life of San Torpete. An altarpiece of Madonna with St Thomas Becket of Canterbury, St Lucia and John the Baptist is attributed to the studio of Luca Cambiaso or Andrea Semini. The small statue of the Virgin of Providence at the main altar was completed by Giovanni Battista Drago. The altar of San Filippo Neri has a painting depicting The Saint in ecstasy attributed to the studio of Giovanni Battista Paggi.
290413 tgr liguria festival organistico europeo inaugurazione a san torpete
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San Torpete Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA