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Sant'Ambrogio di Torino () is a ''
comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...
'' (municipality) in the
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in the
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region
Piedmont Piedmont ( ; ; ) is one of the 20 regions of Italy, located in the northwest Italy, Northwest of the country. It borders the Liguria region to the south, the Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna regions to the east, and the Aosta Valley region to the ...
, located about 25 km west of
Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...
in the
Susa Valley The Susa Valley (; ; ; ; ) is a valley in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont region of northern Italy, located between the Graian Alps in the north and the Cottian Alps in the south. It is one of the longest valleys of the Italian Alps. ...
. Sant'Ambrogio di Torino borders the municipalities of
Caprie Caprie is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, about west of Turin. Caprie borders the following municipalities: Condove, Rubiana, Villar Dora, Sant'Ambrogio di Torino Sant'Ambrogio di ...
, Villar Dora, Chiusa di San Michele,
Avigliana Avigliana (; ; ) is a town and (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of Italy, with 12,129 inhabitants as of 1 January 2023. It lies about west of Turin in the Susa valley, on the motorway going from Turin to ...
and Valgioie. The ancient thousand-year abbey of the
Sacra di San Michele The Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael's Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa in the territory of the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, in the Metropolitan C ...
, founded in the years between 983 and 987, is located within the municipality at the top of Mount Pirchiriano. The town's sights include several medieval towers, the 13th-century castle and walls, a Romanesque bell tower from the 12th century, and remains of the 11th-century church of San Pietro.


Culture


Historical Documents

The Historical Archive of the Municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino preserves documents from the year 1553. The archive of the Parish of San Giovanni Vincenzo holds records from the year 1580 onwards, when the Parish became independent of the Sacra di San Michele. Since 1810 the parish of San Giovanni Vincenzo in Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, has taken care of the conservation of Breviary of San Michele della Chiusa, a liturgical text of 1315 in two volumes which shows the annual cycle of prayers of the monks of the Sacra di San Michele, and contains parts of melodies sung with notations typical of this monastery, with forms not found in Gregorian texts of other monasteries.


Territory

The urban center of Sant'Ambrogio is located in the lower Valle di Susa, on the orographic right of the Dora Riparia and at the foot of Mount Pirchiriano. In addition to the central urban nucleus, there are two main hamlets in the area: San Pietro and Bertassi and 5 other decentralized residential areas: Cascina Bertini, Cascina Dosio, Cascina Gariglio, Cascina Pogolotti and Cascina Verdina. The hydrography of the territory is characterized by the presence of the Dora Riparia. The water network is completed by some minor waterways, such as Rio San Michele (from San Pietro to Sant'Ambrogio), Rio Fico, Bealera di Rivoli (canal built in 1310), another older canal in the past known as Canale della Marchesa Adelaide excavated between 1073 and 1091 and later in the fourteenth century renamed as Canale Cantarana, and the Canale Naviglio.


Monuments, historic buildings and infrastructures


Civil buildings and monuments

Noteworthy are the Palazzo Abbaziale di Sant'Ambrogio, of medieval origin (1176) and the city walls with a quadrangular structure, dating back to the 13th century. The Palazzo del Feudo di Sant'Ambrogio, built in the 13th century, was enlarged in the 18th century. Among the more recent buildings are the Town Hall (1871) located in Piazza XXV Aprile, the industrial complex of Maglificio Fratelli Bosio (1871) and the Antiche Mura Theater (19th century).


Religious buildings and monuments

There are numerous religious architectures present in the municipal area: among them, the main one is the millenary abbey of the
Sacra di San Michele The Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael's Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa in the territory of the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, in the Metropolitan C ...
, built in the period between
983 Year 983 ( CMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Diet of Verona: Emperor Otto II (the Red) declares war against the Byzantine Empire and the Emirate of Sicily ...
and
987 Year 987 ( CMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * February 7 – Bardas Phokas (the Younger) and Bardas Skleros, two members of the military elite, begin a wi ...
. A little below in Borgata San Pietro is the Sanctuary of Our Madonna di Fátima (Sant'Ambrogio di Torino), built in 1715 as a church dedicated to Sant'Anna and in 1943 became the first Italian sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna di Fátima; the church of San Giovanni Vincenzo, built in 1763 by the architect
Bernardo Vittone image:Grignasco-ChiesaParrocchiale.jpg, Parish Church of Grignasco Bernardo Antonio Vittone (19 August 1704 – 19 October 1770) was an Italian architect and writer. He was one of the three most important Baroque architects active in the Piedmont ...
; the church of San Rocco (Sant'Ambrogio di Torino), dating back to the 17th century and now home to the "San Rocco cultural center", and the church of the Beata Vergine delle Grazie (Sant ' Ambrogio di Torino), from 1720. The ruins of the ancient church of San Pietro are still preserved, dating back to the 11th century and located in Borgata San Pietro, while from the 13th century it was an ancient church romanesque style, of which the trace is still visible on piazza IV Novembre. Along the walking way named “mulattiera” to San Pietro there is a fifteen ''Via crucis'' built in 1943.


Towers

In the village there are some medieval towers: * Bell tower of Sant'Ambrogio (11th century); * Municipal Tower of Sant'Ambrogio (13th century); * Tower of the walls of Sant'Ambrogio (13th century); * Tower della Dogana di Sant'Ambrogio (18th century); * Tower of the Palazzo del Feudo di Sant'Ambrogio (18th century). Inserted in the complex of the
Sacra di San Michele The Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael's Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa in the territory of the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, in the Metropolitan C ...
is the Torre della Bell'Alda (12th century). Also worthy of note is the MFB Tower of the Bosio Brothers Manufacture of Sant'Ambrogio, built in 1924 in the complex of the Maglificio Fratelli Bosio and destroyed in 1984.


Fountains

The village is characterized by several fountains, including that of «del Paschè» and that of «della Rustà», both built in 1751 along the course of Via Umberto I. Others are the CAI UGET Fountain (20th century) at the 3rd Cross of the S.Ambrogio-San Pietro Via Crucis, the Lombardi Pilone Fountain (19th century) at the 10th Cross of the S.Ambrogio-San Pietro Via Crucis, the Fountain of Piazzale di San Pietro (19th century) in Borgata San Pietro, the Fontana S.Anna (19th century) in Borgata San Pietro. Some have been closed such as the Fountain of Via Umberto I ° (19th century) closed in 1996, and the Fontana del Mulino (19th century) demolished in 1987.


Infrastructure

Along the northern walls, still existing today with the road called "Via Antiche Mura", a canal called "della Marchesa Adelaide" was dug between 1073 and 1091. wanted by Adelaide di Susa, great-granddaughter of the Marquis Arduino and mother-in-law of the Emperor Henry IV, who wanted to build it to promote agricultural development and the products of the earth. The canal, which still exists today, later assumed the name of "Canale Cantarana".


Twin towns — sister cities

Sant'Ambrogio di Torino is twinned with: *
Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about southeast of Frosinone. Sant'Ambrogio sul Garigliano borders the following municip ...
, Italy (2003) *
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italy, Italian region Veneto, located about west of Venice and about northwest of Verona. Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella borders the following munici ...
, Italy (2004)


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Cities and towns in Piedmont {{Turin-geo-stub