Basilica dei Fieschi, Cogorno
Facts and practical information
The basilica of San Salvatore dei Fieschi-also known simply as the basilica of the Fieschi-is a Catholic place of worship located in the hamlet of San Salvatore, in Piazza Innocenzo IV, in the municipality of Cogorno in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the Chiavari-Lavagna vicariate of the diocese of Chiavari. It has the dignity of a minor basilica.
It is named after the village in which it is located, namely San Salvatore dei Fieschi, and its construction is intended to recall the ancient noble presence of that family, originally from Lavagna, in the lands of the Fontanabuona valley and surrounding valleys.
Today the hamlet is a renowned hamlet of the Cogornese municipality, home to the municipal administration, among other things,
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