Gran Madre di Dio, Turin

Church of Gran Madre di Dio
Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio
Façade of the church
Gran Madre di Dio, Turin Map of Turin
45°03′44″N 7°41′57″E / 45.0622°N 7.6991°E / 45.0622; 7.6991
Country	Italy
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
History
Dedication	Mary, Mother of Jesus
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1818
Completed	1831
Administration
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Turin

The church of the Gran Madre di Dio (Great Mother of God) is a Neoclassic-style church dedicated to Mary, Mother of God, on the western bank of the Po River, facing the Ponte Vittorio Emanuele I leading into Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Turin, region of Piedmont, Italy.^[1]

Description

The church was conceived in 1814, after the defeat of Napoleon, to celebrate the return to the throne of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia from the Savoia family, after a 16 years long exile. The municipality immediately suggests to celebrate this return with the building of a monument. The necessity to plan out the spaces, which were recently employed by the fortification and the idea to build a votive temple, have to be seen as a unitary project. Actually, the church has to be the ending to the lengthy vista, which links the Castello Square to the hill. Together with the planning of this Church, a square for the latter also needs to be implanted in the project, which would be a sort of lengthening of the already existing Vittorio Square on the other side of the river.^[2] The architect was Ferdinando Bonsignore, whose project was chosen following a competition. Construction began in 1818, only to pause for nearly a decade, and restart in 1827, under the rule of Charles Felix of Sardinia. The church was inaugurated in 1831 under Charles Albert of Sardinia.^[3]

Others who contributed to the construction were Giuseppe Formento and the engineer Virginio Bordino. The latter helped raise the columns on the façade. The architect Luigi Canina was consulted during construction. Flanking the entrance staircase, atop two high plinths, are two statues representing Faith (with calyx) and Religion by Carlo Chelli. The tympanum of the church states: ORDO POPVLVSQVE TAVRINVS OB ADVENTVM REGIS, which can be translated as: The Nobility and the People of Turin for the Return of the King. The church architecture was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome. The link between the political event with the religious one comes through thanks to the classical metaphors to talk about the religious episodes with a back and forth between religious and political personalities.^[4] In front of the church is a statue of a King Vittorio Emanuele I, walking forward, holding a staff in his right arm, the base reads Vittorio Emanuele I/ Re di Sardegna/ Restituito a su Pepolo/il XX Maggio MDCCCXIV/ Ne Coronara/ la Fedeltà secolare.

References

^ Marcella Borghi; Viviana Arrigoni; Guglielmo Martinello; Touring Club of Italy; Antony Shugaar (January 1999). Italy: A Complete Guide to 1,000 Towns and Cities and Their Landmarks, with 80 Regional Tours. Touring Editore. p. 374. ISBN 978-88-365-1522-6. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio".
^ Henry Russell Hitchcock (1977). Architecture: 19th and 20th Centuries. Yale University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-300-05320-3. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Chiesa della Gran Madre di Dio".

v t e Tourism in Turin
Archaeological sites	Palatine Towers
Basilica and Cathedral	Turin Cathedral Shroud of Turin Basilica of Corpus Domini Basilica of Our Lady Basilica of Superga Santuario della Consolata
Churches	Chapel of the Holy Shroud San Lorenzo Gran Madre di Dio Madonna del Pilone Monte dei Cappuccini San Domenico San Filippo Neri San Dalmazzo Santa Teresa
Squares	Piazza Carlo Felice Piazza Castello Piazza San Carlo Piazza Statuto Piazza Vittorio Veneto
Other structures	Castello del Valentino Lingotto Mole Antonelliana Palazzo Carignano Palazzo Chiablese Palazzo Madama Residences of the Royal House of Savoy University Library Villa della Regina Royal Palace with Armory and Royal Library
Theatres	Teatro Carignano Teatro Regio
Museums	Galleria Sabauda J-Museum Museo Civico d'Arte Antica Museo Egizio Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile Museum of Human Anatomy Luigi Rolando Museum of the Risorgimento Oriental Art Museum National Museum of Cinema Natural History Museum
Gardens and parks	Parco del Valentino Botanical Garden
Sporting scenaries	Juventus Stadium Pala Alpitour PalaRuffini PalaTorino Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Torino Palavela
Events and traditions	Italian Environmental Film Festival Torino Film Festival Turin International Book Fair Terra Madre Salone del Gusto

v t e Places of worship in Turin
Catholic churches	S. Agostino Sanctuary of Saint Anthony of Padua S. Barbara S. Carlo Borromeo Chapel of the Holy Shroud S. Chiara Chiesa della Misericordia Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata Chiesa della Visitazione Chiesa del Santo Sudario Chiesa del Santo Volto Chiesa di Gesù Nazareno Church of Mary Queen of Peace Church of Our Lady of Grace Church of Our Lady of Health Church of Our Lady of Sorrows and Saint Zita Church of Saint Martyrs Church of the Holy Spirit Church of the Immaculate Conception Church of the Most Holy Trinity Church of the Sacred Heart of Mary Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary and Saint Barnabas Basilica of Corpus Domini S. Cristina S. Dalmazzo S. Domenico S. Filippo Neri S. Francesco da Paola S. Francesco d'Assisi S. Gioacchino S. Giovanni Evangelista S. Giulia S. Giuseppe Gran Madre di Dio S. Lorenzo Madonna degli Angeli Madonna del Carmine Madonna del Pilone S. Maria di Piazza S. Massimo Basilica Mauriziana S. Michele Monte dei Cappuccini Basilica of Our Lady S. Pelagia S. Rita S. Rocco S. Salvario Santuario della Consolata S. Secondo Basilica of Superga S. Teresa S. Tommaso Turin Cathedral
Waldensian churches	Waldensian Temple
Eastern Orthodox churches	Santa Croce
Synagogues	Synagogue of Turin

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