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The Church of Santa Chiara (Chiesa di Santa Chiara) is an important religious and historical building located in Via Giuseppe Mazzini in Bogliasco. Dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi, the church represents a centuries-old center of devotion closely connected to Franciscan spirituality and to the confraternal traditions that have shaped religious life in Bogliasco since the late Middle Ages. Although modest in size, the Church of Santa Chiara preserves a remarkable artistic and spiritual heritage. Its history is deeply intertwined with that of the local confraternity dedicated to Saint Clare, whose activities are documented over several centuries. The church also houses significant artworks, including sculptures, paintings, and liturgical furnishings dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, making it a valuable testimony to the religious art of Liguria. Saint Clare of Assisi was one of the earliest and most devoted followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. Inspired by Francis’s ideals of poverty, humility, and devotion, she founded the Order of Poor Clares, originally known as the Order of Poor Ladies. This religious order, rooted in the Franciscan tradition, was dedicated to a life of strict poverty, prayer, and contemplation. The dedication of the Bogliasco church to Saint Clare reflects the diffusion Read more [...]

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Italian: Chiesa della Natività di Maria Santissima) is one of the most significant religious and historical landmarks in Bogliasco, a seaside town located along the eastern Riviera of Liguria, not far from Genoa. The church stands in Via Ammiraglio Giovanni Bettolo, in the lower part of the town (Bogliasco Basso), and represents the spiritual, artistic, and architectural heart of the local community. Dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the church reflects centuries of devotion, transformation, and artistic enrichment. Its current Baroque structure is the result of a long historical process that began in the Middle Ages and culminated in the monumental church visible today. Through documented restorations, commissions by renowned artists, and liturgical updates, the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary has remained a living testimony to the religious and cultural history of Bogliasco.   Short History of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The origins of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary date back to the 12th century, when a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary already existed in the upper part of the town, Read more [...]