Church of San Genesio Martire

Site overview

The church features a rectangular single nave divided into three bays with groined barrel vaults, ending in a semicircular apse topped by a three-segment half-dome. On each side of the nave, aligned with the first two bays, there are two chapels, each with a semicircular layout and covered by three-segment half-domes.

The presbytery occupies the third bay. The minor altars are housed in the side chapels: on the left, those dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary and the Blessed Virgin Mary of Suffrage; on the right, those dedicated to St Roch, St Margaret, St Anthony the Abbot, and the Immaculate Conception, now Our Lady of Lourdes.

The building has a load-bearing structure of mixed stone and brick masonry, clad externally with a thin layer of plaster that reveals the masonry beneath. The roof is double-pitched with a losa stone covering.

The façade is arranged in two superimposed orders, articulated by pilasters and finished with a triangular pediment. At the centre stands a large portal, framed by columns and surmounted by a lunette pediment. Above it, in the upper order, a large rectangular window opens.

Two secondary entrances are located in the bays on either side of the central one. The bell tower is situated on the right side of the building, adjacent to the second chapel. It has a square base and features three levels, with the top level containing the belfry. The building remains well-preserved both inside and outside.