Santa Caterina Church, Parish church in Cardè, Italy

Santa Caterina Church is the parish church of Cardè, in the province of Cuneo and the diocese of Saluzzo. Its northwest-facing gabled facade has a central portal topped by a plaque and a niche with a fresco of the patron saint, flanked by paired pilasters and a triangular pediment. The square bell tower rises 24 metres, with a single window on each side of the belfry under a four-pitched roof. Inside, a single nave with two transept arms leads to a raised presbytery.

The original church of Santa Caterina was built in 1324 through the involvement of Marquis Manfredo IV of Saluzzo. On 16 July 1506 Pope Julius II's decree granted it the title of collegiate church. The present parish church was built in 1703-1704 for the nobleman Carlo Emanuele di Saluzzo Miolans Spinola and consecrated by Francesco Luserna Rorengo di Rorà, Archbishop of Turin. It was renovated in 1929, adapted to post-conciliar norms and re-roofed in the 1970s, and its decorations were restored about ten years after the 2003 work on the bell tower.

The church is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria, whose fresco appears in the niche above the entrance portal. On 16 July 1506 Pope Julius II granted the church the title of collegiate church, and the parish still marks the saint's feast day. The building also keeps a set of sundials on the bell tower, restored in 2003.

The church faces northwest, with the entrance portal on the facade and the 24-metre square bell tower adjoining the building. The interior has a single nave with two transept arms and a presbytery raised by one step. The bell tower carries sundials restored in 2003.

The bell tower stands 24 metres high, and its sundials were restored in 2003; ten years later the church's interior decorations were restored. The original 1324 church, founded by Marquis Manfredo IV of Saluzzo, was elevated to collegiate status on 16 July 1506 by decree of Pope Julius II.