Banchette Sanctuary
The Banchette sanctuary (Italian santuario di Banchette) devoted to the Virgin Mary situated in the Banchette hamlet, in the comune of Bioglio, near the village of Pettinengo.
Together with the Brugarola sanctuary in Ailoche, the Mazzucco Sanctuary in Camandona and the Brughiera sanctuary in Trivero it is one of the minor sanctuaries of the Biellese territory, all connected by the ways CoEur - In the heart of European paths and Path of Saint Charles.
It is built[1] at 675 m altitude and it is an extradiocesan sanctuary run by Barnabites. Behind the church there is a building, dating to the first half of the 18th century, destined to the pilgrims. This hostel was built thanks to the donation of a Spanish military officer.
According to the legend, the sanctuary was built in order to remedy to the profanation of the fresco of the Virgin Mary perpetrated by a fool who threw stones against the image painted on a column. This gesture origined the surname of Madonna dal bull, the Virgin with a bruise. The ruined fresco is still visible today inside the church.[2]
The actual building has been erected by the Barnabites around the ancient church which was used as leper hospital in 1630 during a plague.
The structure has been restored at the beginning of the 20th century. The parts of the original church are the façade and part of the lateral aisles.
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- Bose Monastic Community
- San Secondo
- Santo Stefano di Sessano
- Sacro Monte di Graglia
- Sordevolo Passion Play
- Sanctuary of Oropa
- Sacro Monte di Oropa
- Sacro Monte di Andorno
- Mazzucco Sanctuary
- Banchette Sanctuary
- Novareia sanctuary
- Cavallero sanctuary
- Moglietti sanctuary
- Nostra Signora della Brughiera
- Santuario della Brugarola
- Sacro Monte di Varallo
- Santa Maria delle Grazie
- Basilica di San Giulio
- Sacro Monte di Orta
- Sacro Monte di Arona
- Sancarlone
- Sacro Monte di Ghiffa
- Sacred Mount Calvary of Domodossola
- Santuario della Madonna della Bocciola
- Santuario della Madonna del Sangue
- Madonna della Gurva sanctuary
- Festa della Santissima Pietà
- Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso
- Madonna del Sasso, Switzerland
- Bolle di Magadino
- Val Grande National Park
- Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park
- Monte Fenera Natural Park
- Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park
- Alta Valle Antrona Natural Park
- Fondo Toce Natural Reserve
- Parco Burcina Natural Reserve
- Bessa Natural Reserve
- Sacro Monte di Varallo Natural Reserve
- Oasi Zegna
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