Blessed Angelo Carletti from Chivasso
by Mikebond
This statue stands in a street in Chivasso. It portrays Blessed Angelo Carletti, who was born there in 1411 from a noble family. When he was 23, he give up his studies in law and devoted himself to God. He sold all the properties of his family and became a Franciscan in Genua. That is when he took the name of Angelo. He did a lot for the poor people and wrote some important theological works, before dying in Cuneo in 1495.
A nice small town near Torino
by Mikebond
I was in Chivasso in May 2009 to meet my future employers at the Italian branch of the French publisher of language courses Assimil. The meeting finished sooner than I had planned and, since I couldn't have the reservation for my train changed, I had a pleasant walk across the centre of the town.
Chivasso is an industrial town, but its downtown is very characteristic, with its churches, arcades, people sitting at a bar in the central square...