Comune di Cherasco UFFICIO TURISTICO

CHURCH OF THE MADONNA DEL POPOLO (OUR LADY OF THE PEOPLE)

CHURCH OF THE MADONNA DEL POPOLO (OUR LADY OF THE PEOPLE)

In Via Nostra Signora del Popolo you can admire the splendid terracotta façade of the Church of the Madonna del Popolo, completed in 1702 to a design by the painter and architect Sebastiano Taricco and under the direction of the architects Crappa and Rocca (Rocha). The inside of the church is rich in art: on the sides of the presbytery the two wooden statues

(St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph) by the artist form Cherasco Bonanate (mid '700); frescoes by Aliberti (1662-1739) above the entrance and above the high altar; in the presbytery two precious "adorations" by the lionese restaurer Pietro Metey (1728-1765), coming from the Camaldolese Hermitage of Selva Maggiore; two paintings by Giovanni Claret (1599-1679) and more works by Taricco, Giuseppe Barotti, Operti, and the beautifully carved benches.

Consecrated as a Marian Shrine in 1988, it is now a pilgrimage destination for people from all over Italy.