Sant'Agostino, Genoa

Coordinates: 44°24′18″N 8°55′56″E / 44.405°N 8.93214°E / 44.405; 8.93214
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Church of Saint Augustine
(Chiesa di Sant'Agostino)
Year consecrated
1260
StatusActive
Location
LocationGenoa, Italy
Geographic coordinates44°24′18″N 8°55′56″E / 44.405°N 8.93214°E / 44.405; 8.93214
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleGothic

Sant'Agostino is a church in the historical center of Genoa, northern Italy. It is today deconsecrated, sometimes used for representations of the nearby Teatro della Tosse theatre company.

History

Begun by the

mullioned windows
.

The interior has a nave and two aisles divided by ogival arches supported by robust columns with cubic capitals. The church has also two cloister now included into a museum.

From 1928-1936 the building was the home of the Genoa Conservatory.[1]

References

  • Pazzini Paglieri, Nadia; Rinangelo Paglieri (1990). Chiese in Liguria. Genoa: Sagep. .