San Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi

San Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi (Saint John the Baptist of the Genoans) is a Roman Catholic church on via Anicia in the Trastevere district of Rome. It is the regional church for Genoa.

San Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi
Church of Saint John the Baptist of the Genoans
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista dei Genovesi
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41°53′17″N 12°28′31″E
Location	34 Via Giulia, Trastevere, Rome
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
History
Status	regional church
Founder(s)	Meliaduce Cicala
Dedication	John the Baptist
Architecture
Functional status	active
Architectural type	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1481
Completed	mid-19th century
Administration
Diocese	Rome

It was built between 1481 and 1492 by the wealthy Genoan Meliaduce Cicala, treasurer of the Camera Apostolica. It was an addition to a hospital for Genoese sailors which Cicala built at porto di Ripa Grande. In 1533 the Confraternity of Genoans was founded to administer the church and the hospital - the latter continued to function until the mid 18th century.

The church was rebuilt in 1737, with an apse added to its facade. It was then little altered until the mid 19th century, when a new facade was added and the interior redesigned.

In 1890 the confraternity was renamed Opera Pia.