San Rocco, Catholic church in San Rocco di Camogli, Italy.
San Rocco is the parish church of the hamlet of the same name in Camogli, on Via Franco Molfino. The present building dates from 1863 and stands on the site of a 15th-century shrine to Saint Roch. Inside, the main altar was carved by Bernardo Schiaffino and made originally for the University of Genoa before the hamlet's inhabitants bought it and moved it here.
The church was built in 1863 when Camogli was growing and needed more religious facilities in the area. This construction marked part of the village's development during the 19th century.
The hamlet and parish take their name from Saint Roch, to whom a shrine already stood on this site in the 15th century. The main altar was carved by Bernardo Schiaffino for the University of Genoa and bought by the inhabitants of San Rocco, who had it carried into their church.
The church stands on Via Franco Molfino in the San Rocco hamlet, a short walk from Camogli's centre. It is open daily from 8:00 to 12:00 and from 16:00 to 19:00, with free admission. No guided tours are offered, so visitors look around on their own; dress respectfully as in any place of worship.
The main altar was carved by Bernardo Schiaffino for the University of Genoa; the residents of the San Rocco hamlet bought it and moved it into their church. The building became an autonomous parish only on 17 April 1935, by decree of Archbishop Carlo Dalmazio Minoretti, and was consecrated on 17 December 1963 by Cardinal Giuseppe Siri.
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