Waldensians and Methodists in Turin
There are approximately 35,000 Waldensians and Methodists between South America and Italy.
After centuries of persecution, the Waldensians finally gained religious freedom in the Piedmont region and in Turin with King Charles Albert’s edict of 1848. Specifically, Waldensians were detained in Turin in the 1600s and 1700s and then in the 1800s Turin became an important centre of evangelization after civil and political rights were extended to the Waldensians. Turin's protestant community grew in numbers and in social influence, and established many institutions, some of which are active to this day.
Places of interest
1) Waldensian Temple in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II
2) Protestant Embassies’ Chapel
3) Publisher Editrice Claudiana
4) Institute of Waldensian artisans
5) Evangelical Waldensian Hospital
6) Refuge for Catholic Converts of the Waldensian Valleys
7) Methodist Church in Via Lagrange
8) Plaque honouring Pastor Goffredo Varaglia
9) Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist
10) Seat of the Inquisition
11) Plaque honoring Waldensian prisoners
12) Waldensian Temple in Corso Principe Oddone
13) Protestant section of the monumental cemetery in Turin
