Turin Cathedral

Coordinates: 45°04′24″N 7°41′08″E / 45.07332°N 7.685435°E / 45.07332; 7.685435
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Turin Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Style
Renaissance and Baroque
Years built1468-1470 (bell tower)[1]
1491-1498
Specifications
Number of towers1
Tower height130 feet (40 m)[2]
Administration
ProvinceTurin
ArchdioceseTurin
Clergy
ArchbishopRoberto Repole

Turin Cathedral (

Archbishops of Turin
.

It was built during 1491–1498, adjacent to a

bell tower which had been built in 1470. Designed by Guarino Guarini, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud (the current location of the Shroud of Turin
) was added to the structure in 1668–1694.

History

Lombard church

The church lies where the theatre of the ancient Roman city was located. Later, the site was developed with the construction of a complex of original three Christian churches, dedicated to the Holy Saviour, Saint Mary of Dompno (Santa Maria de Dompno) and (the largest one) to St. John the Baptist. According to some sources, the consecration of the main church was carried on by Agilulf, the Lombard King of northern Italy from 591 to 613.[3] In 662, Garibald, Duke of Turin (it) was assassinated in the church by a follower of Godepert, whose murder Garibald is believed to have had a part in.

The first three churches were demolished between 1490 and 1492. The construction of the new cathedral, still dedicated to St. John the Baptist, began in 1491. Amedeo de Francisco di Settignano, also known as Meo del Caprino, designed it and completed the construction in seven years. The pre-existing bell tower, was preserved.

Leo X
officially confirmed the church as metropolitan see in 1515.

In 1649 Bernardino Quadri prepared a project to enlarge the cathedral, to create a more impressive seat for the Holy Shroud. Quadri had moved from Rome to join the court of Duke

Marie Jeanne of Savoy
, Charles Emmanuel II's widow.

The cathedral is the burial place of Blessed

John Paul II
in 1990.

While the chapel of the Holy Shroud behind the cathedral was undergoing renovation during 2009, the Shroud was kept in a small chapel within the cathedral.

Notable people

Maestro di cappelli

Organists

Ruggier Trofeo[5]

Funerals and burials
See also: Category:Burials at Turin Cathedral

As Turin was the capital city of the Kingdom of Piedmon-Sardinia, the cathedral is one of two in which members of the royal family (including the cadet branches) are buried in, the other being the Basilica of Superga in the outskirts of the city. Several royal consorts and princesses are buried here.

Gallery

  • The central nave. Behind the altar, the panel painting that replicates the original viewing on the Cappella della Sacra Sindone (Chapel of the Holy Shroud) with the Altar of Bertola. Both works have been seriously damaged during the fire of 1997 and are still under restoration
    The central nave. Behind the altar, the panel painting that replicates the original viewing on the
    Cappella della Sacra Sindone
    (Chapel of the Holy Shroud) with the Altar of Bertola. Both works have been seriously damaged during the fire of 1997 and are still under restoration
  • Inside of the Guarini Chapel
    Inside of the Guarini Chapel
  • A churchgoer prays in front of the Holy Shroud
    A churchgoer prays in front of the
    Holy Shroud
  • The Holy Shroud is visible only during the Ostensioni
    The Holy Shroud is visible only during the Ostensioni
  • Cappella dei Santi Crispino e Crispiniano. Polyptych of the Shoemakers Company (1498-1504), Giovanni Martino Spanzotti and Defendente Ferrari
    Cappella dei Santi Crispino e Crispiniano. Polyptych of the Shoemakers Company (1498-1504), Giovanni Martino Spanzotti and Defendente Ferrari
  • Giovanna d'Orlier de la Balme tomb monument. At the top is missing the emblem of the family that was destroyed by French troops during the Napoleonic occupation
    Giovanna d'Orlier de la Balme tomb monument. At the top is missing the emblem of the family that was destroyed by French troops during the Napoleonic occupation
  • Vegezzi-Bossi organ
    Vegezzi-Bossi organ
  • Torre campanaria (bell tower)
    Torre campanaria (bell tower)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Duomo (Turin).
  1. ^ "Il campanile (The bell tower)". duomoditorino.it.
  2. ^ "Bell tower of the Cathedral". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28.
  3. ^ Giuseppe Colli. Storia di Torino, il Punto, Turin, 2002
  4. ^ Anderson, Emily, ed. (1997). The Letters of Mozart and his Family (3rd ed.). Macmillan Reference Ltd. p. 151.
  5. ISBN 978-0-00-434363-1
    . Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  6. ^ "Italy bids farewell to Agnelli". BBC. 26 January 2003.
  7. ^ "Ai funerali di Pininfarina: la commozione di Torino". Il Giornale (in Italian). 11 August 2008.
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