A Romanesque church was built here from 1088 to 1093[1] to commemorate a victory on August 6, 1087, by the navies of Genoa and Pisa against a raiding Arab fleet; since Pope Sixtus II was honored on that date, the church was dedicated to him. The church belonged to the Benedictine Order of monks allied with Sacra di San Michele till 1479, except 1217–1241.
Restored, Razed, Rebuiltedit
After a restoration in the 18th century, the church was completely razed and rebuilt in 1825, to make way for the road, now via Antonio Gramsci. Rebuilt in Neoclassicism style in 1827 by designs of Giovanni Battista Resasco and Pietro Pellegrini, the cupola was frescoed by Michel Cesare Danielli. The statue of San Sisto on the main altar was completed by Giovanni Battista Cevasco and donated to the church by the Marquis Ignazio Alessandro Pallavicini.
Referencesedit
^"Church of San Sisto". The Rolli palaces of Genoa. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
sisto, genoa, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, september, 20. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources San Sisto Genoa news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message 44 24 50 67 N 8 55 34 75 E 44 4140750 N 8 9263194 E 44 4140750 8 9263194 The facade of the church of San Sisto and the Nativity of the Holy Mary in Genoa in the Pre district San Sisto is a Roman Catholic church in Genoa Italy located in Centro Est quartiere of Pre near the railway station of Genova Piazza Principe Contents 1 Background 2 Restored Razed Rebuilt 3 References 4 BibliographyBackground editA Romanesque church was built here from 1088 to 1093 1 to commemorate a victory on August 6 1087 by the navies of Genoa and Pisa against a raiding Arab fleet since Pope Sixtus II was honored on that date the church was dedicated to him The church belonged to the Benedictine Order of monks allied with Sacra di San Michele till 1479 except 1217 1241 Restored Razed Rebuilt editAfter a restoration in the 18th century the church was completely razed and rebuilt in 1825 to make way for the road now via Antonio Gramsci Rebuilt in Neoclassicism style in 1827 by designs of Giovanni Battista Resasco and Pietro Pellegrini the cupola was frescoed by Michel Cesare Danielli The statue of San Sisto on the main altar was completed by Giovanni Battista Cevasco and donated to the church by the Marquis Ignazio Alessandro Pallavicini References edit Church of San Sisto The Rolli palaces of Genoa Retrieved September 14 2012 Bibliography editPaglieri Nadia Pazzini amp Paglieri Rinangelo 1990 Chiese in Liguria Genoa ISBN 88 7058 361 9 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link nbsp This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Italy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Sisto Genoa amp oldid 1214974845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
