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devotional complex in the ''

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'' of

Valperga Valperga is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about north of Turin, in the Canavese historical region. It is home to the Sacro Monte of Belmonte, a site of pilgrimage and wors ...

, in the

Metropolitan City of Turin The Metropolitan City of Turin ( it, Città metropolitana di Torino, Piedmontese: ''Sità metropolitan-a 'd Turin'') is a metropolitan city in the Piedmont region, Italy. Its capital is the city of Turin. It replaced the Province of Turin and ...

(

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). It is one of the nine

Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy The (plural of , Italian for "Sacred Mountain") of Piedmont and Lombardy are a series of nine calvaries or groups of chapels and other architectural features created in northern Italy during the late sixteenth century and the seventeenth centur ...

, included in UNESCO World Heritage list.

Description

It was built in 1712 at the initiative of the

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Michelangelo da Montiglio. After interruptions, building work on the

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was resumed in 1759 and in 1825. The complex is located in

Canavese Canavese ( French: ''Canavais''; Piedmontese: ''Canavèis'') is a subalpine geographical and historical area of North-West Italy which lies today within the Metropolitan City of Turin in Piedmont. Its main town is Ivrea and it is famous for its ca ...

and is dedicated to the Mysteries of the Rosary; it comprises a church (

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a sa ...

) and several chapels. The

chapels A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common type ...

are built at set intervals: the details of their construction, the shapes and the embellishment used are often identical, which suggest that they are the work of a single anonymous

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External links

Sacro Monte di Belmonte

Official web site for European Sacred Mounts
{{Coord, 45, 22, 00, N, 7, 37, 53, E, display=title, region:IT-TO_type:landmark_source:dewiki Belmonte Canavese Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan City of Turin Tourist attractions in Piedmont World Heritage Sites in Italy