Sant'Ulderico is a
Roman Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...
church located in
Ivrea
Ivrea (; ; ; ) is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Situated on the road leading to the Aosta Valley (part of the medieval Via Francigena), it straddles the Dora Baltea and is ...
, Italy.
History
The church was built in the years that immediately followed the canonization of
Ulrich of Augsburg
Ulrich of Augsburg (890 – 4 July 973), sometimes spelled ''Uodalric'' or ''Odalrici'', was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the first saint to be canonised not by a local authority but by a Pope.
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, which occurred in 993. The building stands on the spot where the saint performed a miracle during his stay in Ivrea in 971, resurrecting the young son of the owners of the inn where he was lodged.
Description
The church is located in Piazza Ferruccio Nazionale, the main square of the town, opposite the
Ivrea Town Hall
The Ivrea Town Hall () is the town hall of the city and comune of Ivrea in Italy.
History
The site where now stands the Palazzo di Città was previously occupied by the De Burgo Hospital, abandoned by 1750.
The building of a new seat for the Co ...
and next to the Palazzo della Congregazione di Carità.
The brick façade incorporates the old Romanesque bell tower of the original building.
The main altar is surmounted by a large altarpiece depicting the Trinity with Saint Michael and other saints.
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