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The presbytery and the main altar

The old altar was built in the early eighteenth century. Behind it there is a large trompe-l’oeil representing the internal architecture of the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, now closed for restoration. The presbytery is home to the pulpit, the altar and the bronze Bishop’s chair made in 2004 by

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The chapel of the Baptistery

Il battesimo è il fondamento della vita cristiana, la porta di accesso alla vita nello Spirito. Per questa ragione il battistero è simbolicamente posto all’ingresso delle cattedrali e delle chiese parrocchiali. L’attuale fonte battesimale venne realizzato, come il resto del decoro della cappella, nel 1851. La più antica vasca rinascimentale

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The Royal Tribune and the conservation of the Shroud

Inside the left transept is the monumental Royal Tribune, built in 1583 by Carlo Emanuele I. In 1777 it was enlarged from a design by the royal architect Francesco Martinez, Filippo Juvarra’s nephew . Over the years, the kings of Piedmont and Sardinia, and their families appeared at it, surrounded

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