Sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace

Short evening hike above the sea through olive groves

The complex was built on the original Chapel of Our Lady of Mercy, erected before 1300; a hospice with a portico built in the 14th century by the Knights of the Order of Malta; and the church, with its sacristy and adjoining living quarters, built between the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The interior of the church is frescoed by Teramo Piaggio di Zoagli, a 16th-century Genoese painter; the counterfaçade features a fresco of "The Last Judgement" by Luca Cambiaso. An ancient statue of the Madonna and Child, said to have been brought from Flanders by sailors in the late 14th century, is venerated here. The statue was crowned on August 17, 1879. It is subject to the parish priest of Sant'Andrea di Rovereto. The main solemnities occur on March 25 (Annunciation) and the second Sunday after Easter (Our Lady of Grace).
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