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Church of Santa Croce

Church of Santa Croce

The Church of Santa Croce is located in the village of Moneglia, in Liguria. Near the church stands the birthplace of the famous painter Luca Cambiaso. The present church, a single-nave structure, was built in 1725 on the ruins of the previous building, which had collapsed for unknown reasons. The third altar on the right houses a statue of the Immaculate Conception, attributed to Anton Maria Maragliano, whilst the fourth altar on the left features a Byzantine crucifix and a painting depicting the Madonna delle Grazie. The work *The Last Supper*, by the local painter Luca Cambiaso, is preserved in the sacristy.

On the Baroque façade, two links from the chain of the port of Pisa are visible on the right-hand side; according to historical sources, these objects were taken, as a sort of ‘war trophy’, by fellow citizen Trancheo Stanco in 1284 during the Battle of Meloria between the Genoese and Pisan naval fleets, which ended in victory for the former.

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