Church of San Rocco, Piazza San Rocco
Church of 1603
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Sede: Centro storico 10098 - Rivoli (TO)
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Church of 1603
The municipality built the Church of San Rocco as a thanksgiving after the vow made in 1630 to free the town from the pestilence that raged Piedmont from 1629 to 1631. The building was erected on situated of one the more ancient votiva nail head through the collection of deep for public subscription than it was not sufficent to finish the costruction. In 1652 conoding with the shifting of the Carmelite convent inside the city, the construction works were restarted and completed in 1655. The temple played the double function of church of the San Rocco Confraternity and Carmelite Chapel However, in 1669, due to conflicts between the friars and the Council, the clergymen were banned from accessing the church The porch was added to the façade in 1766 The semi-circular choir was bust in 1826. while the wrought-iron gate was set in 1884.