San Luca
The Church of San Luca is a Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. It was founded in 1188 by Oberto Spinola and rebuilt between 1626 and 1650 in the Baroque style, to designs now attributed to Bartolomeo Bianco.Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Genoa, Italy
- Also known as: “San Luca, Genoa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Gio. Battista Grimaldi and Palazzo Gio Battista Grimaldi.
Palazzo Gio. Battista Grimaldi
Heritage site
Photo: Postcrosser, Public domain.
The Palazzo Gio Battista Grimaldi is a building located in Piazza San Luca at number 2 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date.
Palazzo Gio Battista Grimaldi
Heritage site
Photo: Yoggysot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The palazzo Gio Battista Grimaldi is a building in vico San Luca at no. 4 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sottoripa and Maddalena.
Maddalena
Suburb
Photo: VillageHero, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maddalena is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of Genoa. It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.
Old Harbour
Neighborhood
Photo: Ambroise Louis Garneray, Public domain.
The Porto Antico is the historic port area of Genoa, Italy. After a period of disuse, the area was redeveloped in 1992 and transformed into a hub for tourism, culture, and public services.
San Luca
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Genoa, Province of Genoa, Liguria, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.41042° or 44° 24′ 38″ northLongitude
8.93021° or 8° 55′ 49″ eastOpen location code
8FPCCW6J+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 143821810OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q3670953
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Italian—“San Luca” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kostel sv. Lukáše”
- French: “église San Luca (Gênes)”
- French: “Église San Luca”
- Italian: “chiesa di San Luca”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Luca”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brigata Alice Spazio delle Donne and Piazza San Luca.
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