Name: Basilica of the Holy House of Loreto
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Location: Loreto, Ancona, Marche, Italy

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1. Holy House of Loreto – Piazza della Madonna di Loreto loop from Porto Recanati

14.0km

03:43

130m

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2. Piazza della Madonna di Loreto – Bastion of Porta Marina loop from Loreto

2.20km

00:37

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Holy House of Loreto – Piazza della Madonna di Loreto loop from Loreto Stazione

3.68km

01:07

120m

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Francesco | Cyclo Ergo Sum

October 23, 2023

The sanctuary of Loreto, destination of the path called Via Lauretana, preserves one of the most important relics of Christianity, the Holy House of the Madonna. The sanctuary of the Holy House of Loreto is a rare example of a fortress basilica, which over three centuries, thanks to the collaboration of talented artists including Bramante and Vanvitelli, was built to guard, in its heart, a precious jewel: the walls of the Holy House of Mary of Nazareth which, according to Christian tradition, was prodigiously transported in flight by angels to Loreto. Inside the Holy House there is also the statue of the "Black Madonna" (with a dark face as was used in the most ancient icons), protector of aviators and at the center of Marian devotion.

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Funkymaus🇦🇹

June 18, 2020

After St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Loreto is the second most important place of pilgrimage in Italy and one of the most important in the Catholic world. The Basilica of the Holy House contains the Santa Casa, according to legend the Holy House of Nazareth, where Mary grew up and received the Lord's Annunciation. It is said to have been carried to Loreto by angels.

The place was named after numerous church buildings, including geographical features, for example for the Lorettoberge in Freiburg or Constance. In the German-speaking area there are numerous Loreto chapels that are modeled on the Holy House of Loreto.

The basilica's art treasures include a Black Madonna and important works by Melozzo da Forlì, Andrea Sansovino and Luca Signorelli.

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Ralph

April 1, 2023

According to legend, a few years before they were expelled from Palestine, the Crusaders carried the Holy House to Croatia, where it remained until 1294. But here it was neither safe nor sufficiently protected and revered, so they decided to transport it across the sea to the area of Recanati, to the estate of a woman named Loreta.

Some claim that the house was divided into blocks of stone which the Crusaders then reassembled, others claim that it was transported here as it was. What is certain is that the stones used for the construction are typical of Palestine, as is the cement mortar

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Location: Loreto, Ancona, Marche, Italy

Basilica of the Holy House of Loreto

1. Holy House of Loreto – Piazza della Madonna di Loreto loop from Porto Recanati

2. Piazza della Madonna di Loreto – Bastion of Porta Marina loop from Loreto

3. Holy House of Loreto – Piazza della Madonna di Loreto loop from Loreto Stazione

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