Tortona
Oratorio di San Carlo
The church, commonly known as "Oratorio di San Carlo", is actually entitled to Saints Sebastian and Charles and rises in one of the oldest streets of the city, where the current Via Carlo Varese crosses Via Padre …
Ovada
Oratorio di San Giovanni Battista
There is no certain news regarding the constitution of the Confraternity of Saint John the Baptist, even if we can safely say that it was founded in the late 15th century. Named after the Baptist, like many others in Liguria, …
Casalnoceto
Oratorio di San Rocco
The San Rocco Oratory is the most significant monument present in Casalnoceto. It has recently undergone careful restoration work by the Confraternity of SS Trinity who is also its owner. The building, created from the southwest …
Tortona
Oratorio di San Rocco
St. Roch’s Oratory was built by the "Confraternity of Mercy" which is mentioned for the first time in a document of 1534. The task of this Confraternity was to assist prisoners and those sentenced to death: …
Novi Ligure
Oratorio di Santa Maria Maddalena
The Oratorio della Maddalena is considered a major cultural symbol of popular religion and local traditions, kept alive by the Brotherhood of S. Maria Maddalena e del SS. Crocifisso. The single chamber building has a choir …
Voltaggio
Oratorio Nostra Signora del Gonfalone
The current Oratory of Gonfalone dates back to the first half of the 17th century and has a plain façade punctuated by pilasters and decorated with frescoes from the second half of that century, the most notable of …
Fubine Monferrato
Parrocchia di Santa Maria Assunta
Built between 1490 and 1512, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta retains the late-Gothic tripartite façade of the original structure, topped with small arches and with a rose window surrounded by a frame with eight …
Alessandria
Parrocchia di Santa Maria di Castello
The church stands on the site of the old castle in the Rovereto district, the primitive nucleus of the town. Built in its present shape between 1476 and 1545, it is a good example of late Lombard Gothic architecture. The …
Ozzano Monferrato
Parrocchiale antica di San Salvatore
The parish church of San Salvatore, which overlooks a panoramic square, retains the original Romanesque framework and the tower that serves as a belfry. Inside, it preserves an interesting fresco decoration, although most …
Sezzadio
Parrocchiale dell'Immacolata
In the late 19th century, the ancient parish church of Sezzadio, considered unsafe, was demolished. On 10 April 1896 on the same site as the previous one, construction work began on the new church, more suited to the needs …
Lerma
Pieve di San Giovanni Battista al Piano
San Giovanni has a simple gabled form which retains the original Romanesque characteristics and a spatial layout with unique connotations: the unknown builder designed the apse using the whole depth of the walls, giving …
Pasturana
Pieve di San Martino
The early plebeian church, dedicated to St. Martin bishop of Tours, was built in the Longobard era. The temple of St. Martin underwent substantial functional and architectural changes over the centuries, clearly highlighted …
Volpedo
Pieve di San Pietro
The Church of San Pietro, already documented in 965, underwent a major renovation during the 15th century which, nevertheless, did not alter the Romanesque style which it retains both in the facade marked by pilasters and …
Viguzzolo
Pieve di Santa Maria
The Pieve of Santa Maria is a Romanesque construction dating from the 11th century. In the archive papers it is known as "Sancta Maria in ripa padi" to indicate its position along the course of the canal, today …
Fabbrica Curone
Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta
The Parish Church of Santa Maria of Fabbrica Curone is a magnificent example of Romanesque architecture, totally in riverstone or, in any case, of local origin. The construction is longitudinal without transept and with …