Religious buildings in Torino

This is the first church to be commissioned by the Savoys in Torino, and it is also the oldest seat of the Jesuits in the city. The church was built in 1577 and it is dedicated to the first martyrs, Avventore, Solutore and Ottavio, who are the co-patrons

This is the main church of the large Piccola Casa della Divina Provvidenza complex, main home to the work founded by San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo (the remains of the saint are in the front chapel of the church, which can be accessed directly from the

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

Founded by Don Bosco in 1865-68 to a design by Antonio Spezia, this church was extended and enriched in 1935-38. The facade is in neo-Palladian style and, on the dome, there is the statue of the Madonna, the work of Camillo Boggio (1867). The single-nav

Designed and executed by Filippo Juvarra in 1717-1731, this basilica is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and holds the tombs of the House of Savoy. According to tradition, it was commissioned by Vittorio Amadeo II in fulfilment of vow taken if there vic

This church is adjacent to the ex-friary of the Barnabites and has a 16th Century façade which was restored in 1702. The church has the form of a basilica with three naves. The decoration on the interior walls is the result of the revived taste for mediev

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

This church was built in the Neo-Romanesque style by Edoardo Arborio Mella in 1866 under the direction of Francesco Faà di Bruno. A statue of Our Lady of Suffrage (Nostra Signora del Suffragio) by the sculptor Antonio Tortone is behind the altar of the ce

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

La parrocchia ortodossa del Patriarcato di Mosca a Torino è dedicata a San Massimo (V sec.), primo vescovo della città e Padre della Chiesa. La festa patronale è il 25 giugno (8 luglio per gli ortodossi che seguono il vecchio calendario).