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Santa Maria Assunta (St Mary of the Assumption) is a late-
The church was erected starting in 1751 and completed in 1770. The church has a centralized plan. The interior stucco was completed by Francesco Pellegrino and Giovanni Battista Morazzone. The scenographic staircases with a fountain in front of the elaborate convex facade were designed by Vittone, but completed posthumously.
The interior has an altarpiece depicting the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' (circa 1782) attributed to Beni Culturali of Italy
Santa Maria Assunta (St Mary of the Assumption) is a late-Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...
style, Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
parish church located in the town of Grignasco
Grignasco is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italy, Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northwest of Novara.
Grignasco borders the following municipalities: Boca (NO), Boca, Borgosesia ...
, in the Province of Novara
The province of Novara () is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Piedmont region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Novara.
In 1992, the new province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was created through the fusion of three geographical areas whic ...
in the region of Piedmont, Italy. The small parish church was designed by the Piedmontese 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 ...
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History and description
The church was erected starting in 1751 and completed in 1770. The church has a centralized plan. The interior stucco was completed by Francesco Pellegrino and Giovanni Battista Morazzone. The scenographic staircases with a fountain in front of the elaborate convex facade were designed by Vittone, but completed posthumously.
The interior has an altarpiece depicting the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' (circa 1782) attributed to Giuseppe Mazzola
Giuseppe Mazzola (December 5, 1748 – November 24, 1838) was an Italian painter born in Valduggia.
Biography
He studied briefly with Martin Knoller, then in the Academy of Parma, and later under Anton Raphael Mengs. He was the successor of Kn ...
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