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Waldensian Temple

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Waldensian Temple

Name: Waldensian Temple
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Location: Luserna San Giovanni, Torino, Piedmont, Italy

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1. Waldensian Temple – Monument to the Bealera Peyrot loop from Luserna San Giovanni

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2. Waldensian Temple loop from Luserna San Giovanni

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140m

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3. Pleasant stretch in the woods – Waldensian Temple loop from Luserna San Giovanni

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02:07

120m

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Francesco | Cyclo Ergo Sum

November 4, 2023

This uniquely shaped Waldensian Temple is a building from 1806, with an interesting history of earthquakes and persecutions. From the square you can enjoy a beautiful view of the valley.

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JakobusPilger

April 5, 2024

The name "Waldensians" comes from the Middle Ages. The Catholic Church used this term to describe the followers of Valdes from Lyon, who founded a movement of itinerant preachers around 1173. Valdes, known as "Petrus Waldus" since 1350, was a wealthy citizen of Lyon. Since he could not read the Latin Bible himself, he had it translated into the vernacular in 1173. He then gave his property to the poor and began to preach publicly. He soon gathered a circle of men and women around him.
In 1532, the last itinerant preachers and their followers joined the Reformation and founded a Reformed Church in the Cottian Alps. Its members now called themselves "Waldensians". They were convinced that their ancestors had been Protestant Christians long before the Reformation. Today the Reformed Waldensian Church exists in Italy and South America.
(Text source: waldenser.de/ueber-uns/wappen/geschichte )

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Elevation 480 m

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Monday 22 December

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77 %

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Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Waldensian Temple

1. Waldensian Temple – Monument to the Bealera Peyrot loop from Luserna San Giovanni

2. Waldensian Temple loop from Luserna San Giovanni

3. Pleasant stretch in the woods – Waldensian Temple loop from Luserna San Giovanni

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