Pinerolo Cathedral
The present cathedral of Pinerolo is on the same site as an older church, built in the 10th century. From the end of the 14th century, the church was completely rebuilt and, as part of this intervention, in 1425 the bell tower, never completed, was built, which in the Middle Ages served as a civic tower. In 1508 the new church was completed and consecrated. In 1748 Pope Benedict XIV erected the diocese of Pinerolo and the church of San Donato was raised to the rank of cathedral. Between 1766 and 1778 the cathedral was restored in the Baroque style.
