Santuario di Santa Teresa di Gesù Bambino

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The Shrine of St Therese of the Child Jesus is a place of

Two Gothic spires adorn the church's roof. The façade was clad in brick in 1968, while the bell tower was completed in 1955.

The large square is surrounded by a sober and elegant wrought iron gate, supported by a foundation and white marble columns. In the middle of the square, surrounded by a bed of roses, stands the monument to Saint Therese, in white Carrara marble, sculpted in the characteristic position of throwing "her roses" towards those who come to the sanctuary.

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The church's origins date back to January 1905, when it was blessed and inaugurated by the then Bishop of Verona Bartolomeo Bacilieri. The building was left incomplete (with only perimeter walls, no plaster, a rough ceiling and a concrete floor) until 1922 to 1923, when devotion to St Therese of the Child Jesus began to spread. The Gothic style church is presented in rare splendour with polychrome marbles, sculptures, mosaics, windows, paintings and decorations. On the large wall behind the façade is a fresco by Ugo Bargellini of Florence, which depicts the apotheosis of the Carmelite, with details of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus. 220 figures are depicted across 144 m² of wall.

Chapel of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus

The heart of the sanctuary is the chapel of Santa Teresa of the Child Jesus, which is richly decorated. At the centre is a solid bronze urn, supported by four angels. It contains a wax statue of the saint, depicted in the act of breathing her last, peering at the crowds of devotees and pilgrims who trust in her. In her hands she holds roses, eternally renewing her promise: "I will let fall a shower of roses." The statue is dressed in a

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