Sacro Monte di Belmonte

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View of the sanctuary.

The Sacred Mountain of Belmonte (Italian: Sacro Monte di Belmonte) is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the comune of Valperga, near Turin (Piedmont, northern Italy). It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, included in UNESCO World Heritage list.

It was built in 1712 at the initiative of the Friar Minor Michelangelo da Montiglio. After interruptions, building work on the chapel was resumed in 1759 and in 1825. The complex located in the Canavese is dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary, and it starts from and returns to the Sanctuary. The chapels are built at set intervals: the details of their construction, the shapes and the embellishment used are often identical, leading to the supposition that they are the work of a single architect who has remained anonymous.

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The road from Valperga to the Sacro Monte	Porch and entrace to the sanctuary	The Crucifixion Chapel	Virgin and Child
Christ Nailed to the Cross	The Deposition from the Cross

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v • d • e The Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy

Ossuccio · Varese · Belmonte · Crea · Domodossola · Ghiffa · Oropa · Orta · Varallo

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¹ Shared with the Holy See.