Turin Cathedral

Turin Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
Italian: Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista
Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptista
Duomo di Torino
The cathedral in 2019
Turin Cathedral is located in Turin
Turin Cathedral
Turin Cathedral
Map of Turin
45°04′24″N 7°41′08″E / 45.07332°N 7.685435°E / 45.07332; 7.685435
LocationTurin
CountryItaly
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
Websitewww.duomoditorino.it
History
StatusCathedral
Consecrated1505
Relics heldShroud of Turin
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)Amedeo di Francesco da Settignano (it)
StyleRenaissance and Baroque
Years built1468-1470 (bell tower)[1]
1491-1498
Specifications
Number of towers1
Tower height130 feet (40 m)[2]
Administration
ProvinceTurin
ArchdioceseTurin
Clergy
ArchbishopRoberto Repole

Turin Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Torino; Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Turin, northern Italy. Dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (Italian: San Giovanni Battista). It is the seat of the Archbishops of Turin.

It was built during 1491–1498, adjacent to a bell tower which had been built in 1470. Designed by Guarino Guarini, the Chapel of the Holy Shroud (the current location of the Shroud of Turin) was added to the structure in 1668–1694.

  1. ^ "Il campanile (The bell tower)". duomoditorino.it.
  2. ^ "Bell tower of the Cathedral". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28.