| Building Name: | Abbatial church of Santa Maria della Sanità | ||||||
| Location: | Genoa, Italy | ||||||
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic | ||||||
| Province: | Genoa | ||||||
| Architecture: | yes | ||||||
| Architecture Type: | Church | ||||||
| Groundbreaking: | 17th Century | ||||||
| Year Completed: | 17th Century | ||||||
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The abbatial church of Santa Maria della Sanità is located in Salita di Santa Maria della Sanità, in the Castelletto quarter of Genoa. Originally, it was the private chapel of villa De Mari (now villa Grüber). It was built in the 17th century by the Genoese nobleman Stefano De Mari, who bestowed it to the Descalced Carmelites of the nearby Church of Sant'Anna. It has a rare octagonal layout, a wide cupola and seven lateral chapels, which make it a jewel of the religious architecture of Genoa.[1]