Santa Maria delle Vigne

Basilica di Santa Maria delle Vigne
The façade of the Basilica
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceGenoa
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusNational monument
StatusActive
Location
LocationGenoa, Italy
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque; Baroque; Neoclassical

Santa Maria delle Vigne is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Genoa, Italy. It was built in the 10th century. The main altar was completed in 1730 by Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli. The church is also the final resting place of the leading early Italian composer Alessandro Stradella, who was murdered in 1682.

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