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{{PopulatedPlace | {{PopulatedPlace | ||
| populated_place_name = Turin | |populated_place_name=Turin | ||
| country = Italy | |country=Italy | ||
| administrative_subdivision = Piedmont | |administrative_subdivision=Piedmont | ||
| type = City | |type=City | ||
| population = 841000 | |population=841000 | ||
| catholic_percentage = 80 | |catholic_percentage=80 | ||
| parishes_count = 400 | |parishes_count=400 | ||
| notable_catholic_sites = Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (housing the Holy Shroud); Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians; Superga Basilica | |notable_catholic_sites=Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (housing the Holy Shroud); Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians; Superga Basilica | ||
| patron_saint = Saint John the Baptist | |patron_saint=Saint John the Baptist | ||
| coordinates = 45.0703,7.6868 | |coordinates=45.0703, 7.6868 | ||
| area_sq_km = 130 | |area_sq_km=130 | ||
| website = https://www.comune.torino.it | |historic=Yes | ||
|status=Active | |||
|website=https://www.comune.torino.it | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Turin''' (Italian: ''Torino'') is a major city in northwestern [[Italy]], serving as the capital of the [[Piedmont]] region and the [[Archdiocese of Turin]]. Located along the Po River at the foot of the Alps, it has a population of approximately 841,000 (as of 2024 estimates) within a metropolitan area exceeding 2 million. As one of Europe’s historic centers of Catholic devotion, Turin is renowned worldwide for safeguarding the [[Shroud of Turin]], a relic venerated as the burial cloth of Christ, and for its deep Marian piety exemplified by Saint [[John Bosco]]’s founding of the Salesian order at the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians. | '''Turin''' (Italian: ''Torino'') is a major city in northwestern [[Italy]], serving as the capital of the [[Piedmont]] region and the [[Archdiocese of Turin]]. Located along the Po River at the foot of the Alps, it has a population of approximately 841,000 (as of 2024 estimates) within a metropolitan area exceeding 2 million. As one of Europe’s historic centers of Catholic devotion, Turin is renowned worldwide for safeguarding the [[Shroud of Turin]], a relic venerated as the burial cloth of Christ, and for its deep Marian piety exemplified by Saint [[John Bosco]]’s founding of the Salesian order at the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians. | ||