San Giovanni di Prè
San Giovanni di Pré stands at the heart of Genoa as a Romanesque complex that begins with the lower church and vaults upward to the nave of the upper church, all linked by time to the late 12th century. The current ensemble, built from 1180 onward at the mouth of the Rio San Ugo, is anchored by two churches stacked one above the other, reflecting a rare vertical pairing in medieval Italian architecture. The “Commenda” building on three levels—the convent and hospital floors on the ground—embodied a dual mission: a maritime station serving routes to the Holy Land and a hospitale for pilgrims, and later for the sick and the city’s poor. The lower church, historically connected to the Hospitaller presence, anchors a narrative of mobility and care that defined the site for centuries. …
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