Santa Maria delle Vigne

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Basilica di Santa Maria delle Vigne
Roman Catholic
ProvinceGenoa
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusNational monument
StatusActive
Location
LocationGenoa, Italy
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque; Baroque; Neoclassical[1]

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.[2]

History

Situated outside of the

Virgin Mary had been built in this place by the 6th century, as a response to a Marian apparition to Argenta of the Grillo family [it].[3][4]

On the site of this first sacred building, shortly before the year 1000, a church was built, named Santa Maria delle Vigne because it was located in the center of an area containing vineyards.[5][6][1][7][8]

In the middle of the 10th century, the farm where the chapel was built belonged to a

canons at 12 and establishing the rules of the community. The provost of the chapter still holds the title of Prelate of Honour of His Holiness.[12]

A town arose around the church in the 12th century, and was incorporated together with San Siro in the urban fabric of a city which was growing and now extended outside its early Carolingian walls. It was consecrated in 1117, and in 1147, shortly before the new "

campanile, the only Romanesque structure remaining after the renovations of future centuries, also dates to this period.[10][11]

Additional work was done in the 13th century, including to the roof. The first major alterations to the original Romanesque complex began in 1585, financed by Agapito Grillo, when it was decided to extend the apse up to the area of the cemetery behind it, and expand the side apses with chapels on either side of the main altar. The extensions were carried out by the architect Gaspare della Corte. The Chapel of the Crucifix has a marble covering, added by Taddeo Carlone in 1587.

In 1646, during a

confraternities
and noble families.

Around 1820 the

facade, done in Neoclassical style, was added to the church; it was designed by Ippolito Cremona [it].[5][10][8]
Since the addition of the facade, the building has not undergone any substantial modifications.

On January 8, 1983,

minor basilica.[12]

Interior decoration

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Interior of the basilica

People connected to the basilica

Musician Alessandro Stradella (1644-1682) is buried in the church.[14] On February 25, 1682, he was fatally stabbed during his stay in Genoa by hired assassins. A nobleman, Giovan Battista Lomellini, was suspected of responsibility, but was acquitted due to insufficient evidence. Lomellini's presumed motive was a belief that Stradella, who was giving Lomellini's sister music lessons, was also in a relationship with her.[2]

On April 16, 1815, while taking refuge in Genoa during Napoleon's Hundred Days, Pope Pius VII visited the church and celebrated Mass there.[15][16]

Giacomo della Chiesa, the future

baptized in the church in 1854.[17] He lived nearby in his family's mansion on Salita Santa Caterina [it], and was always particularly connected to his parish church.[15]

Other people connected to the basilica include: Sister Elisa Giuseppina Mezzana, co-founder of the

apologist (beatified in 2017); Cardinal Gaetano Alimonda; and Rosa Maria Benedetta Gattorno Custo, founder of the Daughters of Saint Anna [it] (beatified in 2000).[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c Baghino, Claudia. "Genova Centro Storico: il sestiere della Maddalena e Strada Nuova". Guida di Genova. Retrieved May 19, 2021. (in Italian)
  2. ^ a b Fizzarotti, Paolo (February 15, 2021). "L'Accademia del Chiostro suona Stradella alle Vigne". Genova3000.it. Retrieved May 23, 2021. (in Italian)
  3. ^ Various Authors, Collegiata di Santa Maria delle Vigne, Genova, 1980; A. di Ricaldone, Manifestazioni di dee dispensatrici di vita (vulgo madonne) dall'età protostorica ad oggi, in Vie della Tradizione, Palermo, 1997. (in Italian)
  4. ^
    Archdiocese of Genoa
    . January 22, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2021. (in Italian)
  5. ^
    Archdiocese of Genoa. Archived from the original
    on December 20, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2021. Archived by the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  6. ^ a b "Basilica delle Vigne: Storia". Basilica delle Vigne, Genova. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2021. Archived by the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  7. ^ a b Cevasco, G.B.; "Descrizione di Genova e del Genovesato", Tipografia Ferrando, Genova, 1846 (in Italian)
  8. ^ a b c d "Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Vigne". Cultura in Liguria. Retrieved May 23, 2021. (in Italian)
  9. ^ Alizeri, Federico; Guida artistica per la città di Genova, 1846 (in Italian)
  10. ^ a b c d Touring Club Italiano, Guida d'Italia - Liguria, 2009 (in Italian)
  11. ^
    Archdiocese of Genoa
    . July 8, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2021. (in Italian)
  12. ^ a b "Basilica delle Vigne: Collegiata". Basilica delle Vigne, Genova. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2021. Archived by the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  13. ^ Alizeri, Federico; Guida artistica per la città di Genova, Genova, 1846, vol. II, e Guida illustrativa per la città di Genova, Genova, 1875. (in Italian)
  14. ^ Miss Fletcher (January 3, 2012). "Le Vigne, tralci e pampini per una piazza ed una basilica". Dear Miss Fletcher. Retrieved May 23, 2021. (in Italian)
  15. ^ a b "Basilica delle Vigne: Albo d'Oro". Basilica delle Vigne, Genova. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2021. Archived by the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  16. ^ Giornale degli studiosi di lettere, scienze, arti e mestieri, Genoa, 1870 (in Italian)
  17. ^ a b Pittaluga, Francesco. "Breve Storia della Basilica delle Vigne: Dalle Origini ai Giorni Nostri" (PDF). acompagna.org. pp. 9–10. Retrieved May 23, 2021. (in Italian)

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