Church of St. Joseph (Chiesa di San Giuseppe)
Established in 1563, the company of the Disciplinati della Santissima Annunziata, which initially arose under the title of the Angels and in the Name of Jesus, decided, a few years later, to rebuild its church on the area that the municipality had granted it, and precisely next to the public clock tower, in today's Piazza Libertà.
The building, later dedicated to St. Joseph, was renovated again in 1700 and later furnished and frescoed.
The dome, surmounted by a lantern with an octagonal base, was raised in 1741 to about 28 meters in height; the exterior was then covered with three-colored tablets, red green and yellow, made of ceramics by a craftsman from Sommariva Bosco.
The Pozzo family worked on it in 1744, masterfully frescoing scenes from the Life of St. Joseph in the dome, the Four Parts of the World in the pendentives, and the Triumph of Religion above the high altar vault.
Insights
BeWeb - Beni Ecclesiastici in WEB
https://beweb.chiesacattolica.it/
- Chiesa di San Giuseppe
https://www.beweb.chiesacattolica.it/houses/house/63165/San+Damiano+d%27Asti+%28AT%29+%7C+Chiesa+di+San+Giuseppe
Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera.
https://it.wikipedia.org
- Chiesa di San Giuseppe (San Damiano d'Asti)
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_di_San_Giuseppe_(San_Damiano_d%27Asti)
Direzione Didattica di San Damiano d'Asti (ora I.C. San Damiano)
https://ddsandamianoasti.wordpress.com/
- Alla scoperta della storia di San Damiano
https://ddsandamianoasti.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/guida-turistica.pdf
GAL BMA - Gruppo di Azione Locale del Basso Monferrato Astigiano
https://www.monferratoastigiano.it/
- Comune di San Damiano d’Asti (AT)
https://www.monferratoastigiano.it/comune-di-san-damiano-dasti-at/
See also...
• Events in San Damiano d'Asti
• San Damiano d'Asti tourist guide