San Torpete is a church in central
Genoa, northern
Italy, dedicated to
Saint Torpes
Torpes of Pisa (''Torpetius, Tropesius'') (french: Saint Torpès, Saint Tropez, it, Torpete, Torpes, Torpè, russian: святой мученик Тропезий) (died 65 AD) is venerated as an early Christian martyr. The town of Saint-Tropez, ...
. It was founded in the 11th century by local merchants. It was rebuilt in 1730 under designs conceived by
Giovanni Antonio Ricca Giovanni may refer to:
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.
The interior ceiling is decorated with paintings and stucco by
Giovanni Bernardo Carlone 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 or
Andrea Semini. The small statue of the ''Virgin of Providence'' at the main altar was completed by
Giovanni Battista Drago Giovanni may refer to:
* Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname
* Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data
* '' Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend ...
. The altar of San Filippo Neri has a painting depicting ''The Saint in ecstasy'' attributed to the studio of
Giovanni Battista Paggi.
Virtual Tourist site
See also
* History of early modern period domes
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18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Torpete
Baroque architecture in Liguria
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1733
Centralized-plan churches in Italy