Sacro Monte di Varese

History

The Sacro Monte di Varese is a member of the Sacri Monti. It is located on a steep ridge that rises above the Lago di Varese to the north. 1571 Battle of Lepanto took place. The victorious outcome was attributed not least to the intercession of the Blessed Mother. Therefore, the Mysteries of the Rosary main theme of the Holy Mountain.

The Sacro Monte di Varese was founded over a medieval place of worship, which was then the seat of a nunnery and dedicated to the Virgin Mary pilgrimage church, on the initiative of the Capuchin friar Giovanni Battista Aguggiari from Monza 1604.

Attractions

A wide, spacious streets of cobblestones, lined by walls, was specially built. In many turns it leads up from chapel to chapel on the summit 883 meters above sea level. M. Three triumph like goals guide the pilgrims to the mysteries. By lattice doors and windows you can take a look at the chapels. Inside provide life- sized figures the life of Jesus Christ and the saints dar.

Many major artists from Lombardy created the sculptures. All chapels were designed by the same architect Giuseppe Bernascone, called " Il Mancino ". He created the chapels in the sixteenth-. That is, in each chapel one finds the same elements: a magnificent entrance flanked by columns, a portico, a pediment on a Greek model, a central room, a staircase and a cupola. It all varies constantly, so none of the fourteen chapels similar to another. In addition to the Sacred Way donate three wells to the pilgrims and tourists fresh water. On 3 July 2003, UNESCO Sacro Monte di Varese has declared a World Heritage Site.

Pictures

Pilgrimage routes

Chapel Omodeo in sixteenth-

View from the summit to Varese

Triumphal arches lead the pilgrims

Via Sacra, a paradise for lizards

Chapel and pilgrimage route

The Flagellation of Christ, life-size figures in the interior of a chapel

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