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Church of San Giovanni Battista

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Church of San Giovanni Battista

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Church of San Giovanni Battista

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    June 26, 2022

    The Church of San Giovanni Battista is, after the Cathedral of San Lorenzo and the now disappeared Santa Maria del Ponte, the oldest church in Alba.
    The church now serves as an art gallery of sacred art. The aim is to show back the accumulated ecclesiastical wealth.

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      October 18, 2022

      Saint John the Baptist (San Giovanni Battista), to whom this church was dedicated, is - like Saint Joseph - a man on the threshold of the Old and New Testaments. His parents are Zechariah and Elisabeth. After the proclamation of God's incarnation, the Mother of God visits her relative Elisabeth, who will give birth to a son in old age, John the Baptist. This is half a year older than Jesus and is considered his forerunner / pioneer. He lives in the desert, preaches the repentance of sins to the Jewish population and baptizes them in the Jordan, where Jesus also comes to be baptized, being filled with the Holy Spirit that descends on him from heaven.
      The commemoration day of San Giovanni Battista in the calendar of saints is on June 24th, exactly half a year before 'Christmas Eve'.

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        Location: Alba, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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