Santissimo Sacramento (Holy Sacrament), is a

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church located on Piazza Dante Alighieri, adjacent to the parish church of San Michele in

Cameri Cameri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Novara in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about northeast of Novara. Cameri borders the following municipalities: Bellinzago Novarese, Caltignaga ...

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, Italy.

History

The church was originally an oratory for a

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confraternity, known as the ''Rossi'' or red for the processional gowns worn by the group. The confraternity then became the ''Confraternita del SS. Sacramento''. The 16th-century façade was restored in 2002, the roofline has statues of the Saints Bartholemew, Peter, and Paul. The interior at present is undecorated. The church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and San Bartolomeo.Comune of Cameri
Tourism Guide, entry on church.

References

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