Chiesa di San Vittore, Parish church in Cavaglietto, Italy.
The church of San Vittore is the parish church of Cavaglietto, in the province and diocese of Novara. Its east-facing gabled facade is divided by four pilasters supporting the pediment, with a tympanum-topped portal, two small niches and panels of frescoes showing scenes from the lives of Saints Vittore, Luigi Gonzaga and Aurelia. Inside is a single nave with four side chapels framed by round arches, pilasters carrying the cornice and a low barrel vault, ending in a raised presbytery with a square apse. A square bell tower stands beside it, its belfry open on each side with a serliana and topped by a dome on an octagonal drum.
The church was built around 1590 and was documented by Bishop Bascapè during a pastoral visit in 1594. It was constructed during a period of religious renewal in the region.
The church is the parish church of Cavaglietto, part of the pastoral unit of Suno-Momo in the diocese of Novara. Its facade frescoes depict scenes from the lives of Saint Victor, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga and Saint Aurelia, figures recalled in the building's decoration rather than in relics kept inside.
The church stands in Cavaglietto, in the province and diocese of Novara, part of the Suno-Momo pastoral unit. The east-facing facade with its four pilasters and frescoed panels is the easiest feature to recognise from the street. The bell tower, re-roofed in 1675 and restored in 1996, rises beside the building.
The organ was built by Alessandro Mentasti in 1886 and is still kept in the church. A statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary dates to 1635. The facade frescoes show scenes from the lives of Saints Vittore, Luigi Gonzaga and Aurelia.
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