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Sanctuary of Oropa

Sanctuary of Oropa
Santuario della beata Vergine di Oropa[1]
View of the Ancient Basilica
Sanctuary of Oropa is located in Italy
Sanctuary of Oropa
Sanctuary of Oropa
45°37′42″N 7°58′44″E / 45.628333°N 7.978889°E / 45.628333; 7.978889
LocationOropa, Biella
CountryItaly
DenominationCatholic
Websitewww.santuariodioropa.it/db/it/
History
Authorising papal bull9th century
DedicationBlack Virgin of Oropa
Architecture
Architectural typeMainly baroque
Completed1960
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Biella

The Sanctuary of Oropa (Italian: santuario di Oropa) is a group of Roman Catholic buildings and structures in Oropa, frazione of the municipality of Biella, Italy. It is located at a height of 1,159 metres in a small valley of the Alpi Biellesi.[2]

  1. ^ Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni, specialmente intorno ai principali santi, beati ..., Gaetano Moroni, Tipografia Emiliana, 1840; books.google.it (accessed in February 2014)
  2. ^ CTR (Carta Tecnica Regionale) 1:10.000, Regione Piemonte, Settore Cartografico and Settore Sistema Informativo Territoriale, 2007 raster version

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