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Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

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Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

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Chapel of San Pietro (Danza Macabra Fresco)

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    Cyclamen-lined trail through ancient hamlets to a medieval church with rare 15th-century frescoes.
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    Cyclamen-lined trail through abandoned Valle Maira villages with a rare Flemish fresco hidden in a mountain chapel.
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    January 21, 2022

    Small chapel that hides a painting from the Flemish era that is really rare and difficult to find: the Danza Macabra. The chapel is also the last point of interest that you touch along the Path of the Cyclamens.

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      August 30, 2023

      On the cyclamen path between Macra and Camoglieres, here is this ancient chapel that can only be reached on foot

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        March 4, 2025

        This sanctuary in the mountains was dedicated to "San PIETRO". Simon, nicknamed Peter (rock), was a fisherman on Lake Genesareth when he - together with his brother Andrew - was called by Jesus Christ to be a "fisher of men".
        According to Catholic understanding, he is the highest apostle, and the two thousand year long line of popes - currently Francis - are his successors. In statues and paintings, Peter is almost always depicted with two keys in his hand; this attribute refers to the Bible verse in Matthew: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven." (Chapter 16, verse 19).
        San Pietro is - together with San Paolo - also known as the "prince of the apostles", their common feast day in the calendar of saints is June 29th.

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          Location: Macra, Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy

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