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THE SACRI MONTI IN PIEDMONT AND LOMBARDY
Domodossola
The Sacred Mount of Domodossola
(also known as Sacro Monte Calvario) is a
Roman Catholic sanctuary on
the Mattarella Hill, Piedmont,
northern Italy).
It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of
Piedmont and Lombardy, included in
the Unesco World Heritage list.
The chapels, dedicated to the Via
Crucis, are positioned along a devotional route
which starts on the outskirts
of Domodosola and ends at the summit of Mount Mattarella. The sanctuary on
top was consecrated in
1690 and in 1828 the philosopher and
priest, Antonio Rosmini, founded
there the Institute of Charity.
The Sacro Monte di Orta is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the comune of Orta San Giulio on the summit of a hill known as San Nicolao, which faces the western shore of Lake Orta. It is one of the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Construction of the complex,
dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi, began in 1583. Until 1630 they were mostly in the Mannerist style, but from the mid-17th century Baroque and other influences predominated. Construction ended in 1788.
ORTA
The Sacro Monte di Orta is a collection of masterpieces of
architecture (20 Chapels)sculpture (376 statues in human dimensions) and painting (900 paintings).
ORTA BY NIGHT
The Sacred Mount of Varallo
The Sacred Mount of Varallo is located in Valsesia, in the
province of Vercelli.It sits on a rock buttress in
the upper side of the town of Varallo.
It is the oldest and the most important Sacred Mount of
the alpine region.
Its story began in the 15th century when a friar decided to reproduce the holy places
of Palestine in Valsesia.
The Sacred Mount of Varallo includes a basilica and forty-five frescoed chapels hosting over eight hundred statues.
Over a period of time, several important Piedmontese artists contributed to the decoration and completion of the works of this
extraordinary complex.
The Sacro Monte of Santa Maria Assunta, Serralunga di Crea
View of the facade of the Sanctuary
The "Chapel of Paradise"
The chapels dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary were
positioned around the one thousand year old Marian
sanctuary on the highest of the hills of Basso Monferrato .
As time passed the initial scheme of the monumental
layout was altered on a number of occasions and in 1820 significant restoration work began after its partial
destruction.
Sacro Monte di CreaClay statues of the "Paradise Chapel", detail of The Crowning of the Virgin
The Sacro Monte di Crea (literally ‘Sacred Mountain of Crea’, although it
is built on a hill rather than a mountain) is a Roman Catholic
sanctuary in the comune of Serralunga di Crea, Piedmont,
northern Italy. It is reached via a steeply ascending route which winds
through a wooded natural park.
Construction began in 1589, around an existing sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, around 350 AD. Eusebius is also said to have installed the statue of the Madonna which is still venerated in the sanctuary.
Sacro Monte di Oropa
The Sacred Mount of Oropa is a devotional complex of 12 chapels located outside the walls of the Sanctuary
of Oropa in Biella.
Twelve chapels are dedicated to the life of the Virgin Mary with frescoes
and statues, the other seven represent episodes of
the Christian faith. The complex belongs to the
system of Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, it became part of UNESCO in
2003.