Moncalvo is a village and ''

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'' in the

Province of Asti The Province of Asti ( it, Provincia di Asti, Piedmontese: ''Provincia d’Ast'') is a province in the Piedmont region of northern Italy. Its capital is the city of Asti. To the northwest it borders on the Metropolitan City of Turin; to the so ...

in the Italian region

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, located about east of

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and about northeast of

Asti Asti ( , , ; pms, Ast ) is a '' comune'' of 74,348 inhabitants (1-1-2021) located in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, about east of Turin in the plain of the Tanaro River. It is the capital of the province of Asti and it is deeme ...

on the national road SS 547 which links Asti to

Casale Monferrato Casale Monferrato () is a town in the Piedmont region of Italy, in the province of Alessandria. It is situated about east of Turin on the right bank of the Po, where the river runs at the foot of the Montferrat hills. Beyond the river lies the ...

and

Vercelli Vercelli (; pms, Vërsèj ), is a city and ''comune'' of 46,552 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Province of Vercelli, Piedmont, northern Italy. One of the oldest urban sites in northern Italy, it was founded, according to most historians, ...

. Historically it was part of the state of

Montferrat Montferrat (, ; it, Monferrato ; pms, Monfrà , locally ; la, Mons Ferratus) is part of the region of Piedmont in northern Italy. It comprises roughly (and its extent has varied over time) the modern provinces of Province of Alessandria, ...

and was of particular importance during the early years of the

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period of the marquisate. Its best-known inhabitants were the Baroque painter Guglielmo Caccia and ‘ La Bella Rosin’, King

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’s favourite mistress and eventually wife. Moncalvo borders the following municipalities: Alfiano Natta, Castelletto Merli, Cereseto, Grana,

Grazzano Badoglio Grazzano Badoglio (Grazzano Monferrato until 1939) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Asti. Grazzano, which developed round the abbey fou ...

, Ottiglio, Penango, and Ponzano Monferrato.

Main sights

Churches in the town include:Monferrato arte, churches of Moncalvo.
/ref> *Sant'Antonio da Padova, 10th century parish church *San Francesco d’Assisi. Built in 1272, rebuilt in 1644, now parish church *San Antonio Abate, built in 1623 *Madonna delle Grazie. Originally an oratory of the 16th century, rebuilt by Magnocavalli (1756-58). *San Marco - 15th century church adjacent to hospital *San Rocco, erected im 1600 *San Giovanni Battista - church erected 1960 *Chiesa dell’ Annunciazione (dell’ Ospizio) - near Palazzo Cissello *San Pietro in Vincoli, in strada Gessi, 18th century *Santa Croce a Patro - church erected in 16th century *Santa Caterina d’Alessandria in frazione Castellino - Church erected first in 1584; presently a 19th century reconstruction *San Giorgio presso Castellino - chapel remains of parish church *Santa Maria delle Peschiere in frazione Santa Maria - Documented since 1573, rebuilt in 1624, and again 1754

References

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