San Donato, Genoa

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Church of Saint Donatus
(Chiesa di San Donato)
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Façade of the Basilica.
Religion
Affiliation Roman Catholic
Province Genoa
Ecclesiastical or organizational status National monument
Year consecrated 1189
StatusActive
Location
Location Genoa, Italy
San Donato, Genoa
Geographic coordinates 44°24′21″N8°55′55″E / 44.40583°N 8.93194°E / 44.40583; 8.93194
Architecture
TypeChurch
Style Romanesque
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San Donato is a church in Genoa, Northern Italy.

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View of the bell tower.

It dates from the 12th century and is in Romanesque style. It became a parish under archbishop Siro il Porcello, and was consecrated on May 1, 1189.

After the bombardment of 1684 it was restored several times, being again consecrated on December 4, 1892. Other restorations in 1946-1951 have kept its Romanesque appearance.

The interior contains a Madonna by the 14th-century painter Nicolò da Voltri; a St Joseph, by Domenico Piola; and a marble relief of the Baptism of Christ, started by Ignazio Peschiera and completed by his pupil Carlo Rubatto. There is also a triptych (1515) by Joos van Cleve representing The Adoration of the Magi; the person who commissioned the work Stefano Raggi with Guardian Saint; and a Mary Magdalen. This is topped by a Crucifixion scene with Mary and St John the Evangelist.

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