Chapel IX - The Purification of Mary

Chapel IX - The Purification of Mary is a church in Biella, Piedmont. Chapel IX - The Purification of Mary is situated nearby to the historic site Sacro Monte di Oropa, as well as near the church Chapel VIII - Nativity.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Also known as: “Cappella del Paradiso”, “Cappella dell’Inconorazione di Maria in Cielo”, and “Cappella IX - Purificazione di Maria”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sacro Monte di Oropa and Gallerie ex voto.

Sacro Monte di Oropa

Historic site

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The Sacro Monte di Oropa is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the province of Biella, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is one of the nine Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Gallerie ex voto

Museum

Photo: StefanoPorta67, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gallerie ex voto is a museum, which is situated 220 metres north of Chapel IX - The Purification of Mary.

Cimitero monumentale di Oropa

Cemetery

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Cimitero monumentale di Oropa is a cemetery, which is situated 240 metres west of Chapel IX - The Purification of Mary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oropa and Riabella.

Oropa

Hamlet

Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oropa is a frazione of the municipality of Biella, in Piedmont, northern Italy. It is known for the Black Virgin of Oropa statue, which is located in the Sanctuary of Oropa, the basilica of the Sacro Monte di Oropa, one of the Sacri Monti.