Monte dei Cappuccini, Turin
The Church of Santa Maria al Monte dei Cappuccini is a late-Renaissance-style church on a hill overlooking the River Po near the bridge of Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Turin, Italy. It was built for the Capuchin Order; construction began in 1583, and was completed in 1656. The original design was by Ascanio Vitozzi, but was completed by the engineer Giacomo Soldati.
| Monte dei Cappuccini | |
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| Church of Santa Maria al Monte and Convent of the Capuchin Friars | |
 Façade of the church | |
  Monte dei Cappuccini, Turin Map of Turin | |
| 45°03′35″N 7°41′50″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ascanio Vitozzi |
| Groundbreaking | 1583 |
| Completed | 1656 |
Under the altar of the left chapel lies the body of Saint Ignatius of Santhià. The high altar originally bore Orazio Gentileschi's Assumption of the Virgin, now in the Turin City Museum of Ancient Art.
References
- Bartoli, Francesco (1776–1777). Notizia delle pitture, sculture, ed architetture, che ornano le chiese, e gli altri luoghi pubblici di tutte le più rinomate città d'Italia e di non poche terre, castella, e ville d'alcuni rispettivi distretti. Volume one. Venice: Presso Antonio Savioli. p. 34.
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