The plaque commemorating the alleged baptism of Christopher Columbus in Genoa.
Some time ago now, I visited the splendid church of Santo Stefano (the one just under the Monumental Bridge) which dominates the central Via XX Settembre.
In the crypt of the church, near the baptismal font, there is this plaque commemorating the alleged baptism of Christopher Columbus which took place in this very church.

“Christophorus Columbus Genuensis
novi orbis repertor
A.D.MCCCCLI ante mensem octubris elapsum
prope hanc ecclesiam
in contrata olivellae natus
eius patre dominico ibi commorante
ad custodiam portae tuttisque
dicti loci deputato
in huius abbatie fonte baptesimatis
sua christiana fides
primim fundamentum habuit.”

A.D. MCMXCII MARTINUS MACCIO’ ABBAS PUSUIT
A. AGOSTO DICAVIT

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The church of Santo Stefano (or abbey of Santo Stefano) is one of the best-known Christian places of worship in Genoa, and its parish community is part of the Vicariate of Carignano – Foce of the Archdiocese of Genoa.
Situated on a hill overlooking the central Via XX Settembre, it was one of the most significant examples of Romanesque architecture in the Ligurian capital.
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