Sant'Agostino, Genoa

Church of Saint Augustine (Chiesa di Sant'Agostino)
Façade of the Basilica.
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Genoa
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	National monument
Year consecrated	1260
Status	Active
Location
Location	Genoa, Italy
Geographic coordinates	44°24′18″N8°55′56″E / 44.405°N 8.93214°E / 44.405; 8.93214
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Gothic

Sant'Agostino is a church in the historical center of Genoa, northern Italy. It is today deconsecrated, sometimes used for representations of the nearby Teatro della Tosse theatre company.

History

Begun by the Augustinians in 1260, it is one of the few Gothic buildings remaining in the city, after the numerous demolitions in the 19th century. It has a typical façade with bichrome stripes in white marble and blue stone, with a large rose window in the middle. Notable is the ogival portal with, in the lunette, a fresco depicting St Augustine by Giovanni Battista Merano. At the sides are two double mullioned windows.

The interior has a nave and two aisles divided by ogival arches supported by robust columns with cubic capitals. The church has also two cloister now included into a museum.

From 1928-1936 the building was the home of the Genoa Conservatory. ^[1]

References

1. Salvatore Pintacuda (2017). "Dalla Scuola Gratuita di Canto al Conservatorio: la storia del "Paganini"". In Roberto Iovino (ed.). Il Paganini: Quaderno Del Conservatorio “N. Paganini” Di Genova. Numero Monografico La Store Del Conservatorio (PDF). Autorizzazione Tribunale di Genova via De Ferrari Editore. p. 69. ISSN   2465-0528.

• Pazzini Paglieri, Nadia; Rinangelo Paglieri (1990). Chiese in Liguria. Genoa: Sagep. ISBN   88-7058-361-9.