San Torpete is a church in central

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, northern

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, dedicated to

Saint Torpes Torpes of Pisa (''Torpetius, Tropesius'') (, , ) (died 65 AD) is venerated as an early Christian martyr. The town of Saint-Tropez, France, is named after him. His legend states that he was martyred during the persecutions of Nero. Most of the ...

. It was founded in the 11th century by local merchants. It was rebuilt in 1730 under designs conceived by Giovanni Antonio Ricca. The interior ceiling is decorated with paintings and stucco by

Giovanni Bernardo Carlone Giovanni Bernardo Carlone (1590–1630) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerism, Mannerist and early-Baroque periods. He was born in Genoa. He was the son of Taddeo Carlone, a sculptor and historical painter, who placed him under the tuiti ...

depicting scenes of the ''Life of San Torpete''. An altarpiece of ''Madonna with St Thomas Becket of Canterbury, St Lucia and John the Baptist'' is attributed to the studio of

Luca Cambiaso Luca Cambiaso (also known as Luca Cambiasi and Luca Cangiagio (being ''Cangiaxo'' the surname in Ligurian (Romance language), Ligurian); 18 November 1527 – 6 September 1585) was an Italian Painting, painter and draughtsman and the leading arti ...

or Andrea Semini. The small statue of the ''Virgin of Providence'' at the main altar was completed by Giovanni Battista Drago. The altar of San Filippo Neri has a painting depicting ''The Saint in ecstasy'' attributed to the studio of

Giovanni Battista Paggi Giovanni Battista Paggi (25 or 27 February 1554 – 12 March 1627) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and writer. His style spans the Late-Renaissance and early-Baroque. Life He was born in Genoa into the well-to-do family of his father Pellegr ...

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* {{Authority control 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Torpete Baroque architecture in Liguria Roman Catholic churches completed in 1733 Centralized-plan churches in Italy

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