Sacro Monte di Ossuccio

Coordinates: 45°58′29″N 9°10′38″E / 45.974644°N 9.177289°E / 45.974644; 9.177289
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Sacred Mountain of Ossuccio
Sacro Monte di Ossuccio
Santuario Madonna del Soccorso
Roman Catholic
ProvinceComo
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusNational monument
StatusActive
Location
LocationOssuccio, Italy
Geographic coordinates45°58′29″N 9°10′38″E / 45.974644°N 9.177289°E / 45.974644; 9.177289
Architecture
TypeChurch
Chapel I with The Annunciation.

The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio (literally "Sacred Mount of

World Heritage Sites
in 2003.

The devotional complex is located in

Counter Reformation
ethos of the sacri monti movement, are joined by a path which leads up to a pre-existing sanctuary of 1532 placed on the summit and dedicated to La Beata Vergine del Soccorso.

The Chapels
I The Annunciation VIII The Crowning with Thorns
II The Visitation IX The Ascent of Calvary
III The Nativity X The Crucifixion
IV The Presentation at the Temple XI The Resurrection
V The Disputation between Jesus and
the Doctors in the Temple
XII The Ascension
VI The Oration at Gethsemane XIII Pentecost
VII The Flagellation XIV The Assumption of the Virgin

External links