{"id":310077,"date":"2024-08-09T21:55:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/what-to-see\/condove-church-of-san-rocco-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T12:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:03:24","slug":"condove-church-of-san-rocco","status":"publish","type":"what-to-see","link":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/what-to-see\/condove-church-of-san-rocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of San Rocco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of San Rocco in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/village\/condove\/\"><strong>Condove,<\/strong><\/a> the village\u2019s ancient parish church, probably dates back to the 12th century, as evidenced by the oldest masonry structures of the nave and bell tower, which are characterised by typically Romanesque features. Originally dedicated to Santa Maria del Prato, then to San Pietro and finally to San Rocco, the church was flanked by the old cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>Over the centuries, the building has undergone numerous alterations, partly due to the frequent flooding of the nearby Rio della Rossa. These events led to the church being raised, whilst the bell tower now has its first floor completely underground. Particularly unique is the transformation of the structure, which was effectively \u2018turned upside down\u2019: the original apse was demolished, the triumphal arch bricked up and the entrance moved. On the opposite side, where the fa\u00e7ade once stood, a new polygonal apse and two side chapels were built, creating a transept that did not originally exist.<\/p>\n<p>During the restoration work, significant historical and artistic artefacts came to light. Excavations in the area of the ancient apse unearthed a precious bronze and enamel piece of jewellery depicting the Crucifixion, now housed in the Diocesan Museum of Susa. Furthermore, some test excavations revealed fragments of a fresco on the triumphal arch, which scholars believe to be among the oldest in the valley.<\/p>\n<p>The church was also associated with a highly valuable 17th-century painting, the Virgin of Suffrage, which originally belonged to the Church of Santa Maria del Prato and is now housed in the parish church of San Pietro in Vincoli, bearing witness to the rich artistic and religious history of this building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the Church of San Rocco in Condove, an ancient parish church of Romanesque origin with a unique architectural design, medieval frescoes and significant historical artefacts uncovered during restoration work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":237073,"template":"","village-conntection":[50620],"what-to-see-region-and-provinces":[76181,76187],"what-to-see-category":[30159],"class_list":["post-310077","what-to-see","type-what-to-see","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","village-conntection-condove-it","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-piedmont","what-to-see-region-and-provinces-turin","what-to-see-category-place-of-cult"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/310077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/what-to-see"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see\/310077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"village-conntection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/village-conntection?post=310077"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-region-and-provinces","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-region-and-provinces?post=310077"},{"taxonomy":"what-to-see-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.e-borghi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/what-to-see-category?post=310077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}