Basilica di San Maurizio
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Description:
The building, with a solemn basilical aspect, has five naves with cruciform pillars, cross vaults and a polygonal apse. The left side nave, clearly asymmetrical, is the result of seventeenth-century expansions, and was probably created from an external portico. On the right of the entrance, near the side door, there is a Pietà or Deposition from the 16th century, while at the opposite end of the wall there is a fresco from the second half of the 15th century, depicting the Madonna and Child , work of the “Master of Cercenasco”. In the apse there are eighteenth-century paintings: the “Birth of the Virgin” by Claudio Francesco Beaumont and the “Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ” by Giuseppe Petrini.
The Romanesque bell tower dates back to 1336, and has three orders of double and triple lancet windows and a high octagonal spire.
Geolocation:
Here on the right you can see the route of IT01. A journey into the heart of Pinerolo, this point of interest represents the eleventh stage
Address:
Piazzale S. Maurizio, 2, Pinerolo To
In which itineraries is included:
This point of interest is included in IT01 Un viaggio nel cuore di Pinerolo
History:
The Basilica of San Maurizio, dating back to the 11th century (it already existed in 1078), has been modified several times over time.
In 1244 Thomas II of Savoy swore an oath of loyalty to the pacts with the Municipality.
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Curiosity:
Una lapide, collocata all’estremità della navata destra, opera dello scultore Pietro Canonica, ricorda la tumulazione dei resti dei Principi d’Acaja all’interno della Chiesa: raffigura gli stemmi degli Acaja e dei Savoia e riporta nomi e date relative ai defunti.
Information:
Place of worship accessible during opening hours.
Contacts: For the visit it is possible to contact the parish administrator, Don Alex Sandro Moreira, on 0121/71981
Sources
https//:www.visitapinerrolo.it
https//:www.tesoridelpiemonte.it
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