Susa Cathedral

Susa Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di San Giusto, or Duomo di Susa) is a Catholic cathedral in Susa, Piedmont, in northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Susa and is dedicated to Saint Justus of Novalesa (Italian: San Giusto).

Susa Cathedral Italian: Duomo di Susa
Cathedral of Saint Justus Italian: Cattedrale di San Giusto
45°8′14″N 7°2′41″E
Location	Piazza San Giusto Susa, TO
Country	Italy
Denomination	Catholic
Website	www.duomoditorino.it
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Saint Justus of Novalesa
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Romanesque
Years built	1029 (as a Benedictine abbey) 1100
Specifications
Number of towers	1
Tower height	51 metres (167 ft)[1]
Administration
Archdiocese	Susa
Province	Turin
Clergy
Bishop(s)	Alfonso Badini Confalonieri

In origin it was the church of the Benedictine Abbey of St. Justus, established in 1029 by Marchese Olderico Manfredi to house the newly discovered relics of Saint Justus. The church was built around 1100 and has since been refurbished and restored several times. It was not until 1772 that the bishopric of Susa was created from the territory of the abbey, previously a territorial abbacy, and at that point the abbey church was made the cathedral of the new diocese.

The cathedral is a Romanesque style building. The façade has terracotta decorations and is joined to a Roman gate of the 4th century, the Porta Savoia, to the south. Halfway along the south side stands the campanile, with six levels of mullioned windows.

The interior is on the Latin Cross plan, with three aisles. It contains a baptistry which is earlier than the present church, and a statue supposedly of Adelaide, Marchioness of Turin, daughter and heiress of Olderico Manfredi and wife of Otto, Count of Savoy, ancestress of the Royal House of Savoy.[2]