San Pancrazio, Genoa

San Pancrazio
Façade
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Genoa
Location
Location	Genoa, Italy
Geographic coordinates	Coordinates: 44°24′40.96″N 8°55′45.22″E / 44.4113778°N 8.9292278°E / 44.4113778; 8.9292278
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Baroque

The church of San Pancrazio is found in central Genoa, in front of the piazza named after the same saint. A church at the site was first linked to the nearby Benedictine Abbey of San Siro in the 11th century. A document from the 16th century notes that the church had been for centuries endowed by prominent Genoese families including the Calvi and Pallavicini.^[1] The present layout dates into the 18th century. In 1684, the church was demolished by the bombardment of Genoa by the naval forces of Louis XIV of France. The architect designed the present structure. The church was again damaged by aerial bombing during the Second World War. It is now attached to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta as evidenced by the cross above the portal.

The apse frescoes were completed by Giacomo Antonio Boni, while the triptych of the Life of St. Pancras, attributed to Adriaen Isenbrandt, has been reconstructed within a decorative marble main altar.

Sources[]

• Official site from the Diocese of Genoa
• Pareto, Lorenzo; Camillo Pallavicino; Massimiliano Spinola; Giovanni Cristoforo Gandolfi (1846). Descrizione di Genova e del Genovesato, Volumen III. Tipografia Ferrando. p. 115.