San Gaudenzio, Ivrea

Last updated

San Gaudenzio is a Baroque architecture, Roman Catholic church located on Via San Gaudenzio in the town of Ivrea, Province of Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy.

Facade of church Chiesa San Gaudenzio Ivrea 1.jpg
Facade of church

45°27′44″N7°52′26″E / 45.46215°N 7.87385°E / 45.46215; 7.87385

History

Tradition holds that the church is located on a site where St Gaudentius in the year 348 had lain down on a rock overnight, and his body miraculously left an imprint on the rock. The church was constructed between 1716 and 1724 at the site of a former castle. The bell tower was built in 1742. The architect remains unknown, although the rococo design of the facade with a convex front and an oval tympanum appears influenced by Bernardo Antonio Vittone. Some attribute the design to Luigi Andrea Guibert, active in Ivrea between 1714 and 1719. The interior contains frescoes (1738–1739) by Luca Rossetti.

Holy Trinity by Luca Rossetti. Luca Rossetti Trinita Chiesa San Gaudenzio Ivrea.jpg
Holy Trinity by Luca Rossetti.

The church has a number of paintings depicting the scenes in the Life of St Gaudentius, including a Glory of the Saint in the apse, behind the main altar. One is a procession leaving the chiesa di San Gaudenzio with the city in the background. [1]

Bell-tower Chiesa San Gaudenzio Ivrea 3.jpg
Bell-tower

Related Research Articles

Ivrea is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley, it straddles the Dora Baltea and is regarded as the centre of the Canavese area. Ivrea lies in a basin that in prehistoric times formed a large lake. Today five smaller lakes—Sirio, San Michele, Pistono, Nero and Campagna—are found in the area around the town.

Gaudentius of Ossero was bishop of Ossero, on the island of Lussino in the Istrian March from 1030 to 1042. June 1 is his Feast Day.

Gaudentius may refer to

Gaudentius was Bishop of Brescia from 387 until 410, and was a theologian and author of many letters and sermons. He was the successor of Philastrius.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Novara</span> Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Novara is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants, it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is an important crossroads for commercial traffic along the routes from Milan to Turin and from Genoa to Switzerland. Novara lies between the streams Agogna and Terdoppio in northeastern Piedmont, 50 km (31 mi) from Milan and 95 km (59 mi) from Turin. It is only 15 km (9.3 mi) distant from the river Ticino, which marks the border with Lombardy region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Agliè</span> Comune in Piedmont, Italy

Agliè is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Turin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guardialfiera</span> Comune in Molise, Italy

Guardialfiera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Campobasso. It sits on a hilltop overlooking Lake Guardialfiera, which was created as a result of the damming of the Biferno river.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alessandro Antonelli</span> Italian architect of the 19th century (1798–1888)

Alessandro Antonelli was an Italian architect of the 19th century. His most famous works are the Mole Antonelliana in Turin and both the Novara Cathedral and the Basilica of St. Gaudenzio in Novara.

San Gaudenzio may refer to:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basilica of San Gaudenzio</span> Church in Novara, Italy

The Basilica of San Gaudenzio is a church in Novara, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is the highest point in the city. It is dedicated to Gaudentius of Novara, first Christian bishop of the city.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaudentius of Novara</span> Bishop of Novara

Saint Gaudentius was a bishop of Novara, considered the first of that city. Tradition states that he was born to a pagan family at Ivrea, and was then converted to Christianity by Eusebius of Vercelli. Some sources say that Eusebius ordained Gaudentius a priest, and that Gaudentius was sent to Novara by Eusebius to assist a Christian priest named Laurence (Laurentius) there.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vigevano Cathedral</span> Church building in Vigevano, Italy

Vigevano Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to Saint Ambrose and located in the Piazza Ducale of Vigevano, Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Vigevano. The present building dates from the 16th century, with a west front of the 1670s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Maria della Passione</span>

Santa Maria della Passione is a late Renaissance-style church located in Milan, Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaudentius of Rimini</span>

Saint Gaudentius of Rimini was a bishop of Rimini.

The Sacro Monte del Santuario di San Giovanni Battista d'Andorno is the Sacro Monte built around a sanctuary in the Cervo Valley above the village of Campiglia Cervo, at an altitude of 1020 meters. It is the only sanctuary devoted to Saint John in Italy and probably in Europe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Maria delle Grazie, Varallo</span>

The Church of Our Lady of the Graces is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church in Varallo Sesia, province of Vercelli, region of Piedmont, Italy. The church was built, together with the adjacent Franciscan convent, by padre Bernardo Caimi between 1486 and 1493. At this time, the construction of the Sacro Monte was also beginning. In December 1931, Pope Pius XI gave the church the title of Minor Basilica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Lorenzo, Mortara</span>

San Lorenzo is a Gothic architecture, Roman Catholic Basilica church in Mortara, Province of Pavia, region of Lombardy, Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Marta, Ivrea</span> Roman Catholic church in Ivrea, Italy

Santa Marta is a former Roman Catholic church, now deconsecrated, in Ivrea, Province of Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy.

The Chapel of the Three Kings is a Roman Catholic religious building located on Viale Monte Stella, atop the mountain of the same name, in the town of Ivrea, Province of Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy. The chapel is dedicated to the three magi who attended the Nativity of Jesus.

San Michele Arcangelo is a Roman Catholic parish church located on in the town of Ostiano in the province of Cremona, region of Lombardy, Italy.

References

  1. Comune of Ivrea, official website, section on churches and monuments.