Santa Giulia, Turin, Gothic Revival church in Borgo Vanchiglia, Turin, Italy
Santa Giulia is a Gothic Revival church in Turin featuring pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and detailed stone carvings throughout its structure. The building was constructed according to architect Giovanni Battista Ferrante's designs and displays the characteristic details of this 1800s architectural movement.
Construction began in 1862 after philanthropist Juliette Colbert de Barolo funded the project generously. The building reflected the Gothic Revival enthusiasm that shaped many religious structures across 1800s Europe.
The church is dedicated to Saint Julia of Corsica, a fifth-century virgin and martyr, because the founder Giulia Falletti di Barolo was devoted to her. The high altar is a white stone slab holding the marquise's remains, moved here in 1899 from the Monumental Cemetery. Her beatification cause opened in 1991, and in 2015 she was declared venerable.
The church is open during regular service times and welcomes visitors to explore its interior at appropriate times. It is located in the Borgo Vanchiglia neighborhood and easily accessible on foot from Turin's main areas.
The church was hit by Allied bombardments in 1943, and the sources record no details of a later restoration of the building itself. The organ, built in 1901 by Carlo Vegezzi-Bossi with two manuals, 58 keys, a 27-note pedalboard and 27 registers, was restored by the Mascioni firm in early 2020.
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