San Luca Church, Catholic church in Cremona, Italy

San Luca Church in Cremona has a Romanesque-Lombard gabled facade and a three-nave interior in early Gothic style, rebuilt in 1410. The main portal is sheltered by a prothyrum of round arches on two columns resting on red Verona marble lions, added in 1415 by Aghinorio Aqualonga.

The first stone was laid on 21 September 1165 by Cardinal and Bishop of Cremona Marco Odone, after oxen carrying the head of Saint Luke reportedly halted on the road. The church was completed in 1272, rebuilt larger in 1410, and from 1528 to 1772 was held by the Amadeiti. Since 1881 it has been run by the Barnabites.

The church keeps the relic tradition alive: in 1620 the head and arm of Saint Luke were moved into a gilded copper urn in the chapel of San Luca, the third on the right, later walled up in the 19th century. Since 1881 the Barnabite Fathers have served here, and on 12 November 1936 they inaugurated the chapel of their founder, Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, holding a reliquary ark.

The church faces the small piazzetta of the same name at the start of Corso Garibaldi. The main portal is framed by a prothyrum on two columns resting on red Verona marble lions, still visible; look up at the vestibule for the faded Aqualonga coat of arms. The 1976 restoration renewed the floor and repainted the interior.

San Luca Church holds the BeWeb identification number 9913 and participates in the Wiki Loves Monuments initiative under ID 03D1500022.