San Donato, Genoa Explained

Building Name:Church of Saint Donatus
(Chiesa di San Donato)
Location:Genoa, Italy
Geo:44.4058°N 8.9319°W
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Province:Genoa
Consecration Year:1189
Status:National monument
Functional Status:Active
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Romanesque
Groundbreaking:12c

San Donato is a church in Genoa, Northern Italy.

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.