The present church of San Siro Vescovo, erected beginning in 1735, replaces a medieval religious building, of which the bell tower, attributable to the 14th-15th centuries, survives. The primitive church, already named after the proto-bishop of Pavia, had numerous privileges, granted mainly by the Marquises of Romagnano, the feudal lords who divided the possession of Virle with the Asinari of Camerano Casasco for centuries.
Except for the bell tower, nothing remains of the original layout, since between October 23 and 26, 1693, French General Catinat gave orders to destroy the settlement of Virle.
Parish Church of San Siro Vescovo
Address: Via Monte Grappa, 9, 10060
Phone: +390119739226
Site:
http://www.diocesi.torino.it/Location inserted by
Alberto