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Little Church of Our Lady of Loreto

Little Church of Our Lady of Loreto

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Little Church of Our Lady of Loreto

Name: Little Church of Our Lady of Loreto
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Location: San Zenone Al Po, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy

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1. Palazzo Gotico (Piacenza) – Piazza Cavalli loop from Sarmato

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2. Via Francigena in Linarolo – Via Francigena Near Pavia loop from Corteolona

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3. Palazzo Gotico (Piacenza) – Piazza Cavalli loop from Sarmato

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Willem VS

September 5, 2024

The Chiesuolo della Madonna di Loreto was built in three successive phases:
The rural aedicule from the 15th century with an image of the Virgin of Loreto.
The ancient oratory in brick from the 17th century, also dedicated to the Madonna di Loreto.
The current church, dating from 1781.
Architecture: The church has a single nave with a protiro (covered entrance) and is built of exposed brickwork. Inside there are frescoes and an altarpiece with the Madonna di Loreto.
Significance: The Chiesuolo is also called ‘Il Chiesuolo’ and is dedicated to the Madonna of Loreto. It is an important historical testimony and a place of devotion. lombardiabeniculturali.it/architetture/schede/PV240-01108

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JakobusPilger

September 30, 2025

The patronage of this shrine, dedicated to the Madonna, refers to the town of Loreto. This is one of the great and important Marian pilgrimage sites in Europe, along with Lourdes in the French Pyrenees and Fatima in Portugal. Unlike the other two places mentioned, however, Loreto is not known for apparitions of the Mother of God. Here, pilgrims can find something very tangible: Mary's childhood home in Nazareth (Israel). Her parents—not mentioned by name in the biblical writings of the New Testament—are mentioned in apocryphal traditions: Saint Anne and Saint Joachim are thus the grandparents of Jesus Christ (their common feast day in the calendar of saints is July 26).
Crusaders likely dismantled the venerated building in Nazareth and brought it to Europe when the era of the Christian kingdoms in the Holy Land came to an end towards the end of the 13th century. But this very sober assumption is countered by a much more interesting legend: According to this, four angels carried out the translation and flew the house over the Mediterranean.

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Location: San Zenone Al Po, Pavia, Lombardy, Italy

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Little Church of Our Lady of Loreto

1. Palazzo Gotico (Piacenza) – Piazza Cavalli loop from Sarmato

2. Via Francigena in Linarolo – Via Francigena Near Pavia loop from Corteolona

3. Palazzo Gotico (Piacenza) – Piazza Cavalli loop from Sarmato

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