Oberto Spinola

Oberto Spinola was a late twelfth-century Genoese statesman, son of the consul Guido Spinola and Alda, and several times consul himself.

In October 1188 he and his sons founded the church of San Luca in the Maddalena quarter, on land belonging to his son-in-law Oberto Grimaldi; tradition dates its consecration to 1191. The San Luca branch of the Spinola descended from his line.