Church of Jesus and Saints Ambrose and Andrew, Genoa

In the 6th century, Bishop Onorato of Milan was on the run. He was escaping from Longobard persecutions to Genoa. There he founded his Church of Saint Ambrose. Ambrose is Milan's patron Saint. Abandoned in the 7th century by the Milanese community, the church was taken over in the 16th century by the Jesuits.

In 1522 the Jesuits rebuilt the old church based on the designs of architect Giuseppe Valeriano. The façade was changed, following Rubens's designs, in the late 19th century. It was now Baroque and included statues of Sant Ambrogio and Sant Andrea by Michele Ramognino.

There are frescoes by Giovanni Battista Carlone in the nave and dome. On the main altar are the following paintings: the Circumcision by Peter Rubens, the Massacre of the Innocents by Giovanni Battista Merano, and the Flight into Egypt by Domenico Piola. There are statues of Peter and Paul by Giuseppe Carlone.

In the first chapel is a fresco by Giuseppe Galeotti and a painting by Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari. The niches hold statues of Saint Carlo Borlomeo and Sant Ambrogio by Giovanni Domenico Casella.

In the second chapel is a fresco by Lorenzo De Ferrari and the Crucifixion, a painting by Simon Vouet. Beside the altar is a nativity scene by Tommaso Orsolino.

In the third chapel are frescoes by Lorenzo De Ferrari and a painting of the Assumption by Guido Reni.