Comunità di San Benedetto al Porto
Génova · Liguria · Italy
The priest Andrea Gallo founded this Christian base community in the port of Genoa in 1970 to take in people struggling with addiction, homeless people, migrants and asylum seekers. It is now a secular association that combines reception, culture and work, and runs the Ricibo project against food waste, which reaches more than 29,000 families a year. It is one of the historic reference points of progressive Catholic social activism in Italy.
- Led by
- Don Andrea Gallo and the parish of Santissima Trinità
- Status
- Active
- Participation
- Community led
- Visitable
- Yes, open premises with social projects
- Website
- sanbenedetto.org ↗
- Contact
- No public contact on record
- Last reviewed
- 1 September 2026
Verification
Verified
This place is backed by at least one primary and one secondary source, reviewed within the last twelve months. The sources appear below with their consultation dates.
- Verified two sources including a primary one, or first-hand knowledge of the place
- Partial one source on record
- Unverified starting knowledge, sources pending
Sources
- San Benedetto al Porto | Fondata a Genova da Don Gallo ↗ · primary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Comunità San Benedetto al Porto
- L'8 dicembre il 54° anniversario della Comunità di San Benedetto al Porto ↗ · secondary source · consulted on 1 September 2026 · Genova Quotidiana