- Sacro Monte di Crea
The Sacro Monte di Crea (literally ‘Sacred Mountain of Crea’, although it is built on a hill rather than a mountain) is a
Roman Catholic sanctuary in the "comune " ofSerralunga di Crea ,Piedmont , northern Italy. It is reached via a steeply ascending route which winds through a wooded natural park, whose flora where catalogued by the Casalese photographer and polymathFrancesco Negri .Construction began in 1589, around an existing sanctuary dedicated to the
Virgin Mary whose creation is traditionally attributed to SaintEusebius of Vercelli , around 350 AD. Eusebius is also said to have installed the statue of the Madonna which is still venerated in the sanctuary.The
chapels dedicated to the Mysteries of theRosary were positioned around the one thousand year old Mariansanctuary on the highest of the hills ofBasso Monferrato . As time passed the initial scheme of the monumental layout was altered on a number of occasions and in 1820 significant restoration work began after its partial destruction.Gallery
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External links
* [http://www.parcocrea.it/ Official website] it icon
* [http://www.sacrimonti.net/User/index.php?PAGE=Sito_it/Catalogo_eng Official web site for European Sacred Mounts] it icon en icon
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