Basilica mauriziana, Baroque church in Turin, Italy

The Basilica Mauriziana is a baroque church in Turin that displays rich decorative elements throughout its interior spaces. Multiple chapels connect within the building, each with its own altar designs and wall treatments, creating a visually varied architectural composition that blends different artistic periods.

A Romanesque church from 1207, dedicated to Saint Paul, stood here before the Arciconfraternita della Santa Croce funded its late-16th-century restoration. Antonio Bettino remodelled it in 1678 and added the elliptical dome. In 1728 Victor Amadeus II ceded the church to the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus; the following year Filippo Juvarra redesigned the facade, replaced in 1836 by Carlo Bernardo Mosca's design.

The church is still popularly called Santa Croce after its old name, and the Arciconfraternita della Santa Croce financed its late-16th-century restoration. In 1728 Vittorio Amedeo II ceded it to the Mauriziano Order, whose confraternity became the Regia Arciconfraternita dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro. In the sacristy a papier-mâché processional machine of the Resurrection, made by Francesco Ladatte in 1750, is kept.

The building is open to visitors on weekdays, though religious services may be taking place on weekends. It is helpful to check opening times before your visit, as hours can vary depending on the season and religious holidays.

In the sacristy is a papier-mâché processional machine of the Resurrection, made in 1750 by Francesco Ladatte, a fellow member of the Confraternity of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. Some texts attribute it to Plura, who had already died by then. The dome vault was frescoed in 1859 by Paolo Emilio Morgari with the Triumph of the Cross.