Saluzzo (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Umberto Benigni · 1913
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Description
Saluzzo, a diocese in Cuneo province in Piedmont, stands on a hill above a wide, well-farmed plain, with iron, lead, silver, marble, and slate in the nearby mountains. Its cathedral, built between 1480 and 1511 in half-Gothic style, holds a fine high altar and rich sculpture. Its entry in the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia tours churches, tombs, and civic buildings.
St Bernard's church keeps tombs of the della Torre counts. St Dominic's holds the tomb of Marquess Lodovico II and his wife from 1504, with the chapel of the Holy Sepulchre. The old town hall of 1462, with its bold tower, now serves the assizes. Birthplace of Silvio Pellico, the printer Bodoni, Abate Denina, and the anatomist Malcarne, Saluzzo began as a town of the mountain Ligurians before Rome, under Consul Fulvius, brought it under control.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Umberto Benigni |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |