Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Church of Our Lady of Consolation

 Inside il Santuario della Consolata : Turin, IT

Wandering the streets of Turin, we came across this church -- il Santuario della Consolata (Our Lady of Consolation). From the outside, it didn't look like much, but once we stepped inside? Boy, howdy! Baroque, anyone? But not just any Baroque. Piedmontese Baroque. It's not a very big church (despite being called a basilica), but it is quite ornate. Apparently, it's one of the oldest churches in Turin.


The high altar : il Santuario della Consolata : Turin, IT

There weren't a lot of lay people in the church at the time we visited, but we did notice a number of nuns in the sanctuary. Most of them were praying or in deep contemplation.


Entry : il Santuario della Consolata : Turin, IT

Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 5/2012

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