San Sisto, Genoa

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Coordinates: 44°24′50.67″N 8°55′34.75″E / 44.4140750°N 8.9263194°E / 44.4140750; 8.9263194

The facade of the church of San Sisto and the Nativity of the Holy Mary in Genoa, in the Prè district

San Sisto is a Roman Catholic church in Genoa, Italy located in Centro-Est quartiere of Prè, near the railway station of Genova Piazza Principe.

Background[]

A Romanesque church was built here from 1088 to 1093^[1] to commemorate a victory on August 6, 1087, by the navies of Genoa and Pisa against a raiding Arab fleet; since Pope Sixtus II was honored on that date, the church was dedicated to him. The church belonged to the Benedictine Order of monks allied with Sacra di San Michele till 1479, except 1217–1241.

Restored, Razed, Rebuilt[]

After a restoration in the 18th century, the church was completely razed and rebuilt in 1825, to make way for the road, now via Antonio Gramsci. Rebuilt in Neoclassicism style in 1827 by designs of and , the cupola was frescoed by . The statue of San Sisto on the main altar was completed by and donated to the church by the Marquis Ignazio Alessandro Pallavicini.

References[]

Bibliography[]

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

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