The Church of Saint George Martyr is a 20th-century church in the district of Lucinio, in Gorizia. An older church built in the 17th century stood in the same place. This church was destroyed by the Austrian army following the outbreak of the First World War. A painting by Leopold Perco was saved and is displayed in the present church.
The Chiesa di Sant'Andrea is a parish church located in the district of the same name in Gorizia. The church was rebuilt between 1921 and 1923, after having been destroyed during the First World War.
The original church was built in 1497. It was rebuilt between 1624 and 1637. the current neoclassical facade, designed by Giovanni Brisco, was built in 1898, when it gained the status of parish church. The First World War caused part of the roof to collapse. The church was restored in the 1920s.
The Capuchin Convent in Gorizia dates from 1591. It was founded under the Habsburg rule, when the town of Gorizia was part of the Province of Styria. The church is dedicated to Assumption and St. Francis of Assisi. The monastic complex suffered the struggles of the First World War, after the fall of the Habsburg monarchy. The convent was rebuilt in 1926 and expanded between 1960-1962.
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