Sacro Monte di Ossuccio
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Sacred Mountain of Ossuccio Sacro Monte di Ossuccio Santuario Madonna del Soccorso | |
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Roman Catholic | |
Province | Como |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | National monument |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Ossuccio, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 45°58′29″N 9°10′38″E / 45.974644°N 9.177289°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
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 | ||||
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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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sacro Monte di Ossuccio.
- Official site (in Italian)
- Sacro Monte di Ossuccio at SacriMonti.net (in English)
- [1] (in Italian)
- [2] (in Italian)