Torre Pellice


Torre Pellice is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southwest of Turin. It is crossed by the Pellice river.
Torre Pellice is the centre of the Waldensian church. The Waldensians arrived in the valley in the early 13th century. In a grotto nearby Torre Pellice they held the Synod of Chanforan, by which they adhered to the Protestant Reformation.
It borders the municipalities of Angrogna, Villar Pellice, Luserna San Giovanni, and Rorà.

Notable residents


File:2246 - Waldensian - Street in Torre Pellice.jpg|Street in Torre Pellice - 1895
File:2239 - Waldensian - Waldensian Church at Torre.jpg|Waldensian Church at Torre - 1895
File:2217 - Waldensian - Dr Pons and Church front.jpg|Dr. Pons and Church front, abt. 1895
File:2220 - Waldensian - Seminary at Torre.jpg| Seminary at Torre Pellice
File:2235 - Waldensian - The Parsonage.jpg|The Parsonage
File:2231 - Waldensian - Old Ladies Home - Dr Gay at end.jpg|Waldensian Old Ladies Home, Dr. Gay at end.
File:2202 - Waldensian - Dr Gay in pulpit of church.jpg|Dr. Gay in pulpit of the Church
File:2200 - Waldensian - Museum at Torre.jpg|Waldensian Museum at Torre, abt. 1895
File:2186 - Waldensian - View from the Torre of the Valley.jpg|View from Torre of the Valley - 1895
File:1446 - Waldensian - Bridge over Paillichee.jpg|Bridge over the Pellice - 1895
File:2236 - Soldiers passing through the Torre.jpg|Soldiers passing through Torre
File:10523 - Soldiers going to the French border.jpg|Soldiers going to the French Border
File:10414 - Waldensian - Portrait of Josue Janeval.jpg|Portrait of Joshua Janavel
File:2190 - Waldensian - Janeval's gun.jpg|Joshua Jeneval's Guns, Museum at Torre Pellice, abt. 1895
File:2188 - Waldensian - Courtyard.jpg|Courtyard of a home in the Waldensian Valleys.
File:2252 - Waldensian - A mountain cottage.jpg|A Waldensian mountain cottage.
File:1117 - Waldensian - Summer Chalet.jpg|A summer chalet in the Waldensian Valley
File:1447 - Waldensian - Picturesque mountain path.jpg|Picturesque mountain path, man with a wooden cart.
File:2274 - Waldensian - View of Trellis and Vine.jpg|View of Trellis and Vine