Gesù Adolescente, Catholic church in Turin, Italy.

Gesù Adolescente is a parish church in Turin's Cenisia district, designed by Giulio Valotti. Its triangular-topped facade carries mosaics and sculptures, flanked by two octagonal turrets ending in spires, with a large rose window above a splayed portal. A 50-metre square-based bell tower rises from the semicircular apse. Inside is a single nave on a Latin-cross plan, with ribbed cross vaults and six chapels, three per side, opening through round arches.

In 1918 Filippo Rinaldi and Pietro Ricaldone identified the need for a new oratory in the Cenisia district, and in 1921 the Salesian Paolo Albera promoted the church project, entrusting it to architect Giulio Valotti. The first stone was laid on 4 July 1922 with the blessing of Cardinal Agostino Richelmy, and the building was consecrated on 31 October 1925 as the temple of Gesù Adolescente and the Holy Family. It became a parish by decree of Cardinal Maurilio Fossati on 5 February 1934, was damaged by Anglo-American bombing on 18 November 1942, and was restored only at the beginning of 1945.

The parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Turin and hosts a local community of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco, the order that promoted the church's construction. The building was consecrated in 1925 as the temple of Jesus Adolescent and the Holy Family, a name still reflected in its dedication.

The building sits in central Turin and is easily accessible on foot with clear visibility from the street. Access may be limited during services or religious events, so checking ahead is helpful before your visit.

The high altar in the presbytery is polychrome, and the altars of the six side chapels are set parallel to it, an unusual arrangement a visitor can notice. The church also holds a Tamburini organ installed in 1935.