San Nicolò di Capodimonte, Romanesque church in Camogli, Italy.
San Nicolò di Capodimonte is a Romanesque church built on a headland near Camogli, constructed entirely of black stone and slate. It has a T-shaped floor plan with a single nave that creates a simple, solid appearance.
The church was built in the 12th century by the Canons Regular of Saint Ruf on a site where an earlier chapel dedicated to Saint Romulus had stood. This new building marked an important expansion of religious activity in the area.
The church was long used for civil as well as religious purposes after the complex was abandoned in the 15th century. In 2004 thieves took the last surviving 17th-century paintings; in June 2007 the painter Raimondo Sirotti donated a work inspired by Domenico Fiasella's Saint Nicholas, placed in the Baroque frame left empty by the theft.
The church is best reached by taking a path from San Rocco parish church toward the coast in the direction of Punta Chiappa. The trail is straightforward to follow and offers views of the bay along the way.
The building underwent major restoration in 1925 and 1926, when stone arches were added to the facade to strengthen its appearance. This work gave the historic structure the form visitors see today.
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