Sacro Monte di Oropa
The Sacro Monte di Oropa (literally ‘Sacred Mount of Oropa’) is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the province of Biella, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
It is a stop-over on the CoEur devotional path.
Description
Construction began in 1617, near the pre-existing sanctuary of Black Virgin of Oropa, one of the oldest in Piedmont and one of the best known in the region of the Alps. The 12 chapels (plus another seven nearby) are united by a devotional path, and inside these chapels scenes from the story of the life of the Virgin Mary are represented. The minute dimensions and expressions of the characters, the shades and colour tones and the vivid, precise settings of the episodes envelop the visitor in a warm atmosphere which grows from one chapel to the other until reaching Paradise (chapel XV – The Crowning of Mary), on the top of the hill, a Baroque work of art by the brothers Giovanni and Antonio d'Enrico, animated by 156 modelled figures.
See also
- Santuario di Oropa
- Giardino Botanico di Oropa
References
External links
- Sacro Monte di Oropa (in English)
- SacriMonti.net (in English and Italian), web site for European Sacred Mounts.
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- Bose Monastic Community
- San Secondo
- Santo Stefano di Sessano
- Sacro Monte di Graglia
- Sordevolo Passion Play
- Sanctuary of Oropa
- Sacro Monte di Oropa
- Sacro Monte di Andorno
- Mazzucco Sanctuary
- Banchette Sanctuary
- Novareia sanctuary
- Cavallero sanctuary
- Moglietti sanctuary
- Nostra Signora della Brughiera
- Santuario della Brugarola
- Sacro Monte di Varallo
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Basilica di San Giulio
- Sacro Monte di Orta
- Sacro Monte di Arona
- Sancarlone
- Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
- Sacred Mount Calvary of Domodossola
- Santuario della Madonna della Bocciola
- Santuario della Madonna del Sangue
- Madonna della Gurva sanctuary
- Festa della Santissima Pietà
- Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
- Madonna del Sasso, Switzerland
- Bolle di Magadino
- Val Grande National Park
- Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park
- Monte Fenera Natural Park
- Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park
- Alta Valle Antrona Natural Park
- Fondo Toce Natural Reserve
- Parco Burcina Natural Reserve
- Bessa Natural Reserve
- Sacro Monte di Varallo Natural Reserve
- Oasi Zegna
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