Madonna del Ghisallo
Madonna del Ghisallo is a Marian sanctuary in Magreglio, near Lake Como in Italy, dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title Madonna del Ghisallo. The sanctuary has a longstanding association with cycling and with a legend concerning the Virgin Mary.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church building in Magreglio, Italy
- Also known as: “Maddonna Ghisallo”, “Madonna di Ghisallo”, “Notre-Dame de Ghisallo”, “Santuario della Beata Vergine del Ghisallo”, and “Santuario Madonna del Ghisallo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Museo del Ghisallo and Chiesa dei Santi Materno e Ambrogio.
Chiesa dei Santi Materno e Ambrogio
Church
Chiesa dei Santi Materno e Ambrogio is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Madonna del Ghisallo.
Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo
Church
Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo is a church, which is situated 1½ km south of Madonna del Ghisallo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civenna and Oliveto Lario.
Madonna del Ghisallo
Latitude
45.92425° or 45° 55′ 27″ north
Longitude
9.26777° or 9° 16′ 4″ east
Elevation
731 metres (2,398 feet)
Established
1623
Open location code
8FQFW7F9+P4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=chapel
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholic
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Madonna del Ghisallo” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
- Catalan: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
- Dutch: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه مادونا ديل جيسالو”
- French: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
- German: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
- German: “Wallfahrtskirche Madonna del Ghisallo”
- Italian: “Santuario della Madonna del Ghisallo”
- Japanese: “マドンナ・デル・ギザッロ教会”
- Lombard: “Ghisall”
- Luxembourgish: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
- Portuguese: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
- Russian: “Мадонна дель Гисалло”
- Spanish: “Madonna del Ghisallo”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Alpetto and Corbera.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Alfredo Binda and Gino Bartali.
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