San Giuseppe dei Falegnami is a small

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-style

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church or oratory located at the corner of Via San Giuseppe and Via di Mezzo Muro in the historic center of

Todi Todi (; ''Tuder'' in antiquity) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of the province of Perugia (region of Umbria) in central Italy. It is perched on a tall two-crested hill overlooking the east bank of the river Tiber, commanding distant view ...

, within the province

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, in the

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region of Italy. The church was commissioned by the guild of carpenters and furniture-makers, who traditionally regarded

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as their patron. Although the guild had been present in Todi since 1282, the church was not constructed until 1612. The main altar, which depicts the ''Holy Family with Joseph the carpenter'' (1623) was painted by Andrea Polinori.Visitodi website
Todi tourism website sponsored by the Region of Umbria.

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