Cappella di Santa Maria di Missione, Medieval chapel in Villafranca Piemonte, Italy.

The Cappella di Santa Maria di Missione is a medieval chapel in Villafranca Piemonte with a single nave divided into two bays. The second bay functions as a presbytery and is decorated with detailed frescoes on its walls.

The chapel is documented in 1037, when Bishop Landolfo of Turin donated the four churches of Borgo Soave, the old name of Villafranca, to the Abbey of Cavour. At the end of the 14th century it was rebuilt from scratch and frescoed from the first decades of the 15th century. In the early 18th century a sacristy was added, the roof and bell tower were redone, a new door was opened and the two windows beside the altar were walled up.

The walls display religious and allegorical frescoes painted by artist Aimone Duce in the 1430s, showing virtues and vices through visual storytelling. These images still speak to visitors walking through the small space today.

The chapel stands outside the built-up area of Villafranca Piemonte, in open countryside beside a watercourse fed by springs. It can be reached by car or on foot, and the setting is rural, so plan the visit for daylight hours. The sources give no opening times or booking arrangements.

The signed Annunciation in the lunette of the back wall carries Aimone Duce's name, which allowed scholars to attribute the rest of the cycle to him. In two of the saint panels, recent studies identified portraits of Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy and his wife Mary of Burgundy, hidden as Saint Lucy and Saint Maurice.