A Benedictine abbey was founded here in the Middle Ages, entitled to St. Syrus of Genoa, who, according to the tradition, was born here. A church existed here, most likely, since the 5th century AD, but it is documented only in 955. In 1025 bishop Landulf I of Genoa gave it the Benedictines.
The church was most likely rebuilt in the 12th century, as testified by its Genoese Romanesque style. It received a series of modifications in the 16th century, in the wake of the new procedures established by the Council of Trent. Baroque elements were added in the 17th century. The Romanesque forms were restored in the 20th century.
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The church was built in sandstone, without external decorative elements aside from the Lombard bands of the upper edges of the walls, present on every side. The central rose window of the façade was restored in the 20th century, replacing the Baroque window. In that occasion were also restored the triple mullioned windows of the bell tower, which has a height of 32 m.
The interior has a nave and two aisles, divided by sturdy columns without decorations. The main piece of art is a polyptych of St. Syrus (1516), once attributed to Teramo Piaggio, now assigned to Pier Francesco Sacchi.
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Praga, Corinna (2006). Genova fuori le mura. Genoa: Fratelli Frilli Editori. ISBN88-7563-197-2.
January 01, 1970
siro, struppa, roman, catholic, romanesque, style, church, struppa, neighborhood, genoa, region, liguria, italy, façade, basilica, religionaffiliationroman, catholicprovincegenoalocationlocationgenoa, italygeographic, coordinates44, 45389, 00417, 45389, 00417a. San Siro di Struppa is a Roman Catholic Romanesque style church in Struppa a neighborhood of Genoa region of Liguria Italy San Siro di StruppaThe facade of the Basilica ReligionAffiliationRoman CatholicProvinceGenoaLocationLocationGenoa ItalyGeographic coordinates44 27 14 N 9 0 15 E 44 45389 N 9 00417 E 44 45389 9 00417ArchitectureTypeChurchStyleRomanesqueHistory editA Benedictine abbey was founded here in the Middle Ages entitled to St Syrus of Genoa who according to the tradition was born here A church existed here most likely since the 5th century AD but it is documented only in 955 In 1025 bishop Landulf I of Genoa gave it the Benedictines The church was most likely rebuilt in the 12th century as testified by its Genoese Romanesque style It received a series of modifications in the 16th century in the wake of the new procedures established by the Council of Trent Baroque elements were added in the 17th century The Romanesque forms were restored in the 20th century Overview editThe church was built in sandstone without external decorative elements aside from the Lombard bands of the upper edges of the walls present on every side The central rose window of the facade was restored in the 20th century replacing the Baroque window In that occasion were also restored the triple mullioned windows of the bell tower which has a height of 32 m The interior has a nave and two aisles divided by sturdy columns without decorations The main piece of art is a polyptych of St Syrus 1516 once attributed to Teramo Piaggio now assigned to Pier Francesco Sacchi Sources edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Siro di Struppa Praga Corinna 2006 Genova fuori le mura Genoa Fratelli Frilli Editori ISBN 88 7563 197 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Siro di Struppa amp oldid 1000914056, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
