Sanctuary of the Madonna of Monticino, Brisighella explained

The Sanctuary of the Madonna of Monticino, in Italian, Santuario della Madonna del Monticino is a Neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic, sanctuary church located on Via Rontana on a hill-top to the northwest of the center of the town of Brisighella, province of Ravenna, Italy.

Description

A church at the site was built to shelter a revered icon of the Madonna and child, that had been previously placed in 1626 in a pillar outside of Porta Bonfante, along a pilgrimage road. The town council in 1662 decided to move the venerated image to a small oratory, atop Monte Cozzolo, also called Monte Calvario, and now called Monticino. In 1758, the oratory was replaced by the present church.[1] In the apse are frescoes by the nineteenth century painter Savino Lega. The icon is now sheltered in a small round frame behind the altar. The church remained unfinished for decades, until in 1926 under the patronage of cardinal Michele Lega, the present facade was added using a design by the architect Edoardo Collamarini. Since 1662, in honor of the Madonna del Monticino, the town holds a fair (sagra).[2]

References

44.2245°N 11.7668°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Storia_di_Brisighella_e_della_valle_di_A/BRudlMpJpfwC Storia di Brisighella e della Valle de Amone
  2. https://www.romagnafaentina.it/Scopri-il-territorio/Da-vedere/Brisighella/Santuario-del-Monticino Unione Romagna Faentina