A place of Catholic worship and today the seat of the European Ecumenical Center for Peace, the Shrine of Our Lady of Europe was built here with the support of the Archbishop of Milan Giovanni Montini (later Pope Paul VI) because this place was considered the hydrographic center of 'Europe, a little in the middle between the Rhine, the Danube and the Po. It was consecrated on 14 September 1958.

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June 5, 2025

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What a wonderful feeling to stand here with the Signora and see the 30 European flags fluttering in the breeze.

What a beautiful place for the European community.

Take good care of our beautiful Europe and the whole world.

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The work of the sculptor Egidio Casagrande, the copper statue, 15 meters high, weighing 4 tons, immediately appeared too dark and therefore it was decided to cover it with gold foils; it was erected on September 15, 1957 and was officially inaugurated in September 1958.

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