Religious buildings in Torino

Home of the brotherhood of the same name, this church is built behind the Church of Corpus Domini. The building by Giovanni Battista Ferroggio was begun in 1765. It was badly damaged by bombing in 1943 and was then restored in the early 1950s. Of particul

Formerly a convent church for the Sacrementine nuns, built in 1843 in neoclassical style, it holds a red damask chasuble made from the cloth on which the Holy Shroud was placed during the Ostension in 1933.

The sanctuary of Mary the Comforter, closely linked to the worship of the Virgin Mary, has very ancient origins. Dedicated originally to Sant’Andrea, it was already in existence in the 10th century. Of the medieval period there remain the bell-tower and

Erected by the Brotherhood who attended those condemned to death. Neo-classical façade. Mass in Latin.

Built in 1818 to celebrate the return of the Savoys to their estates, after the fall of the Napoleonic empire. It is modelled on the Pantheon in Rome (design by F. Bonsignore). It is reached up a majestic flight of stairs, dominated at the top by the sta

A convent church of the Priests of the Mission (Vincenziani), this is one of the most frequently visited by those who work in the city centre’s office area. A masterpiece by Francesco Lanfranchi, it is in the form of a Greek cross and holds paintings and

The church was built to the design of Edoardo Arborio Mella (1878) on the initiative of Don Giovanni Bosco. The wax pictures in the central nave, the presbytery and the apse were produced by Enrico Reffo between 1881 and 1882.

The original building dating back to the 13th century has undergone reconstruction which began in 1608. The present structure is by Bernardo Antonio Vittore assisted by Mario Ludovico Quarini and dates from 1761. In the interior of the church the main alt

The church was built between 1642 and 1674 to a design by Andrea Costaguta on the wishes of Christine Marie of France whose ashes are held there. The facade, attributed to Carlo Filippo Alberti, dates back to 1764. The two chapels at the ends of the tra

The Church was built between 1648 and 1656 to the plans of Carlo Morello. The modern reconstruction in the Neo-Baroque style is the work of the architects Giuseppe and Bartolomeo Gallo (1919 -32). The main altar was designed by Bernardo Antonio Vittone an