2721 x 4096 px | 23 x 34,7 cm | 9,1 x 13,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2 novembre 2010
Ubicazione:
Europe Italy Piedmont Turin Piazza Castello
Altre informazioni:
Europe Italy Piedmont Turin Piazza Castello The Church of St. Lorenzo The church of San Lorenzo is a church in Turin. Also known as Real church of San Lorenzo, as desired by the Savoy is located in the central Piazza Castello, next to the Royal Palace. The Duke Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, the Duchy of Savoy and his cousin Philip II of Spain won the famous battle of St. Quentin, France, August 10, 1557, the day of San Lorenzo, a battle that gave a strong contribution to the end of the historical cycle the Wars of Italy, especially between the Habsburgs and France and won the Savoy with the aid of the Spaniards. Both Duke promised, in case of victory, the construction of a church dedicated to the famous saint. The Duke of Savoy, before returning gloriously held in Turin, had to wait for the first peace treaty of Cateau-Cambresis, then the return of the territories of Savoy, including Turin, by the Spanish king. Consequently, while Philip II of Spain built a monastery dedicated to St. Lawrence (in the form of a grid, to remember the torment inflicted on Lorenzo martyr) from El Escorial (50 km from Madrid), the "Iron Head" (nickname of Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy) instead had to wait until 1562, when he restored a church already exists, the ancient ducal chapel of Santa Maria ad Presepae (still present at the entrance) at Piazza Castello, and dedicating it to St. Lawrence. The Archbishop of Milan San Carlo Borromeo, celebrated a solemn Mass here during his 1578 pilgrimage to venerate the Holy Shroud, which was shown here (a plaque remembers him). At this celebration we also participated in Torquato Tasso, at the time the court poet, temporarily in Turin. It was almost a century and only in 1634 will lay the cornerstone of enlargement we see today. Design by Ascanio Vittozzi, then revised by Carlo di Castellamonte, the present Baroque church visible today is largely the work of genius, Guarino Guarini.
