Santi Ilario e Taziano, Neoclassical church in Torre, Italy.
Santi Ilario e Taziano is the parish church of Torre, a hamlet of Pordenone, built to a design by engineer Damiano Roviglio: the first stone was laid in 1873, the presbytery was finished in 1877 and the whole structure in 1885. Its northwest facade has a tall central block divided by four Corinthian pilasters linked by garlands, with a tympanate portal inscribed "D.O.M. BEATISQUE MARTYRIBUS HILARIO ET TATIANO SACRUM A.D. 1892" and two niches holding statues of Saint Joseph and Saint Paul the Apostle. Inside is a single nave with four side chapels, Corinthian pilasters and a pavilion vault, ending in a presbytery under a cross vault; a square bell tower with a two-light window per side stands a few metres away.
An original parish church emerged in the 7th century and was among the first in the diocese. Pope Urban III recorded it in a papal document in 1187, confirming its continuing importance.
The parish is dedicated to Saints Hilary and Tatian, martyred in 284, whose cult was brought from Aquileia; a 1584 visitation record counted 333 faithful and three altars. Inside, look for the 1523 baptismal font carved by Giovanni Antonio Pilacorte and a wooden Saint Anthony carved in 1900 in an Ortisei workshop.
The church stands in the village of Torre, a frazione of Pordenone, with its square-based bell tower a few metres from the building and a bronze bust of monsignor Giuseppe Lozer by sculptor Pierino Sam on the churchyard in front. The facade faces northwest, so the entrance is reached from the open sagrato; the bell tower, completed in 1777, serves as a landmark when approaching.
The altarpiece behind the main altar is a copy of a 1520 panel by Giovanni Antonio de' Sacchis, known as Il Pordenone, showing Saints Ilario and Taziano with the Virgin Mary, Saint Anthony Abbot, John the Baptist and angels; the original is kept in the diocesan museum of Concordia-Pordenone.
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