The Church of Santa Barbara Vergine e Martire () is a

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, located in the city center of

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History

The church was originally built within the walls of the Citadel of Turin during the 16th century, however, in 1856, it was demolished along with the citadel itself, because it was too small to be able to keep up with the city center's growing population. Santa Barbara was then rebuilt between 1867 and 1869 under the direction of architect

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, who designed the church in an

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style. It was then consecrated in April 1869 by Archbishop Alessandro Ricardi di Netro.

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