Construction began in 1617, near the pre-existing sanctuary of Black Virgin of Oropa, one of the oldest in Piedmont and one of the best known in the region of the Alps. The 12 chapels (plus another seven nearby) are united by a devotional path, and inside these chapels scenes from the story of the life of the Virgin Mary are represented. The minute dimensions and expressions of the characters, the shades and colour tones and the vivid, precise settings of the episodes envelop the visitor in a warm atmosphere which grows from one chapel to the other until reaching Paradise (chapel XV – The Crowning of Mary), on the top of the hill, a Baroque work of art by the brothers Giovanni and Antonio d'Enrico, animated by 156 modelled figures.
sacro, monte, oropa, literally, sacred, mount, oropa, roman, catholic, devotional, complex, province, biella, piedmont, northern, italy, nine, sacri, monti, piedmont, lombardy, unesco, world, heritage, list, view, sacro, monte, oropa, conception, mary, stop, o. The Sacro Monte di Oropa literally Sacred Mount of 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 View of the Sacro Monte of Oropa The Conception of Mary It is a stop over on the CoEur devotional path Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription editConstruction began in 1617 near the pre existing sanctuary of Black Virgin of Oropa one of the oldest in Piedmont and one of the best known in the region of the Alps The 12 chapels plus another seven nearby are united by a devotional path and inside these chapels scenes from the story of the life of the Virgin Mary are represented The minute dimensions and expressions of the characters the shades and colour tones and the vivid precise settings of the episodes envelop the visitor in a warm atmosphere which grows from one chapel to the other until reaching Paradise chapel XV The Crowning of Mary on the top of the hill a Baroque work of art by the brothers Giovanni and Antonio d Enrico animated by 156 modelled figures See also editSantuario di Oropa Giardino Botanico di OropaReferences editExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sacro Monte Oropa Sacro Monte di Oropa in English SacriMonti net in English and Italian web site for European Sacred Mounts 45 37 43 N 7 58 41 E 45 62861 N 7 97806 E 45 62861 7 97806 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sacro Monte di Oropa amp oldid 1070268080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
