Santuario di San Francesco da Paola
The Santuario di San Francesco da Paola, known locally as the Santuario dei Marinai, sits high on a hill in Genoa, offering a panoramic view over the city and its ancient port. The church was founded in the late 15th century on land bought in 1487 by Ludovico Centurione to house a convent of the Minim priests, an order inspired by Saint Francis of Paola. Tradition suggests the Calabrian saint himself, passing through Genoa in 1483, designated the hill for a church dedicated to Jesus and Mary. The present church frame dates largely to the 17th century, rebuilt under the patronage of Veronica Spinola, Princess of Molfetta. In the 19th century the convent was confiscated by the Savoy government and later returned to the order. Pope Pius XI raised the sanctuary to the status of a basilica in 1930. …
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