| Sacred Mountain of Ossuccio Sacro Monte di Ossuccio Santuario Madonna del Soccorso |
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The Sanctuary atop its crag, as depicted in a fresco in Capella XIV. |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Ossuccio, Italy |
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| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Como |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | National monument |
| Status | Active |
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| Architectural type | Church |
The Sacro Monte di Ossuccio (literally ‘Sacred Mount of Ossuccio’) is one of the nine sacri monti in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont which were inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2003.
The devotional complex is located on a prealpine crag some 200 metres above the western shore Lake Como, facing Isola Comacina and some 25 km from the city of Como. Surrounded by olive groves and woodland, it is quite isolated from other buildings. The fourteen chapels, constructed between 1635 and 1710 in the typical Baroque style reflecting the Counter Reformation ethos of the sacre monte 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 | |
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