Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte
The Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte is a Roman Catholic Church located in Santa Maria del Monte, frazione of Varese, Italy. The church was founded in the 4th century and was rebuilt multiple times. In 2003 it became a UNESCO World heritage site.Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: sanctuary in Santa Maria del Monte, Frazione of Varese, Italy
- Also known as: “Santa Maria del Monte sanctuary”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo Baroffio e del Sacro Monte and Sacro Monte di Varese.
Museo Baroffio e del Sacro Monte
Museum
Photo: Geobia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo Baroffio e del Sacro Monte is a museum.
Sacro Monte di Varese
Peak
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sacro Monte di Varese 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. It has an altitude of 807 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Maria del Monte and Rasa di Varese.
Velate
Neighborhood
Photo: Albertomos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Velate is a frazione of Varese located to the north of the city centre. Velate is situated along the base of the Campo dei Fiori mountain.
Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Varese, Varese, Lombardy, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.86035° or 45° 51′ 37″ northLongitude
8.79276° or 8° 47′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8FQCVQ6V+44OpenStreetMap ID
way 1507812788OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q79499078
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In Other Languages
“Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Monte” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Santuario di Santa Maria del Monte”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapel XV - The coronation of Mary and Piazzetta del Monastero.
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