Chiesa di Sant'Ilario

Casale Monferrato

Chiesa di Sant'Ilario

The current church is fruit of the restoration carried out during the mid-19th century by Arborio Mella. Inside, the three naves are divided by round arches and above the high altar is a luminous dome. All with lines that …

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Chiesa di Santa Caterina

Casale Monferrato

Chiesa di Santa Caterina

The Church of the Dominican Nuns was consecrated in 1726. The facade, with a slight curvilinear shape formed by pilasters and columns placed forward in proximity of the portal, is articulated in planes by projecting cornices …

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Chiesa di Santa Giustina e Sant'Agnese

Tortona

Chiesa di Santa Giustina e Sant'Agnese

It became a parish church in 1595 under the patronage of Giustina Garofoli and consecrated by the Bishop Maffeo Gambara in the same year. Restored in 1726 by the Baron Boniforte Guidobono-Cavalchini-Garofoli, it was widened …

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Chiesa di Santa Lucia

Alessandria

Chiesa di Santa Lucia

The small 18th century church stands in a beautiful location, at the crossroads of several historic streets. Each year, on St. Lucy’s Day (13 December), the church becomes the centre of devotional practices and charitable …

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta22

Pontecurone

Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta22

The current building, constructed entirely in brick, dates to the 13th and 14th centuries. The gabled facade, marked by four buttresses, is typical of the Piedmontese and Lombard Gothic style, while the portal, with high …

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Canale

Tortona

Chiesa di Santa Maria Canale

The Church of Santa Maria Canale is the only one in the city to have maintained an ancient Romanesque look, even if modified by numerous renovations. The facade is currently 'gabled’ with corner buttresses and …

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Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine

Alessandria

Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine

The construction of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel began around 1320 and was soon replaced in the second half of the century with another larger building, with the addition of a cloister, by the Carmelite Fathers, …

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Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieve

Novi Ligure

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieve

This church was built between the 12th and the 13th centuries, at the origins of the settlement that led to the birth of the village. Extensively reconstructed in 1678, it preserves the original layout with three naves, …

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Chiesa di Santa Maria e San Siro

Sale

Chiesa di Santa Maria e San Siro

The Church of Santa Maria is first recorded in documents that date from 1165. The double naming bears witness to the fact that there were two separate churches in Sale: San Siro, a fortified church outside the town walls …

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova

Lu e Cuccaro Monferrato

Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova

Built around the 15th century in Romanesque-Gothic style above the preceding church (probably built in the early 11th century) and current crypt which houses the relics of San Valerio. The central portal is in Baroque style.

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Chiesa di Santo Stefano

Alessandria

Chiesa di Santo Stefano

The Church of Santo Stefano (originally SS. Stefano e Martino) is connected to the events of the Order of the Servants of Mary. The Servites, in 1728, were forced to abandon their primitive convent of S. Stefano in Borgoglio …

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Chiesa di Santo Stefano

Bassignana

Chiesa di Santo Stefano

La prima pietra dell'attuale parrocchiale venne posta nel giugno del 1833, la nuova chiesa, in stile neoclassico, fu portata a compimento nel 1837. La facciata fu ristrutturata nel 1930. La chiesa è in stile …

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Chiesa di Santo Stefano o Santa Maria di Banno

Sezzadio

Chiesa di Santo Stefano o Santa Maria di Banno

The first known references of the existence of the church include the particularly significant Papal Bull of Innocent III, dated 16 June 1135, in which Santo Stefano of Sezzadio is among the possessions of the monastery …

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Chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Giulitta e Quirico

Cella Monte

Chiesa parrocchiale dei Santi Giulitta e Quirico

The construction dates back to the early 17th century. The building has three naves, presbytery with vaulted ceiling and cylindrical apse. The facade, in exposed brick, with a single floor with fake balcony, is the work …

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Chiesa parrocchiale di San Bartolomeo

Vignale Monferrato

Chiesa parrocchiale di San Bartolomeo

The church we see today was designed by the architect Ottavio Magnocavalli from Casale, after the pre-existing construction was taken down, which was the result of a series of overlappings whose first traces date back to …

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