Loreto, Marche
Template:Infobox Italian comune Loreto (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell,<ref>Template:Cite dictionary</ref> Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell,<ref>Template:Cite Merriam-Webster</ref> Template:IPA) is a hill town and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche region. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
Location
[edit]Loreto is located Template:Convert above sea level on the right bank of the Musone river and Template:Convert by rail south-southeast of Ancona; like many places in the Marche, it provides good views from the Apennines to the Adriatic.
Main sights
[edit]The city's main monuments occupy the four sides of the piazza: the college of the Jesuits; the Palazzo Comunale (formerly the Palazzo Apostolico), designed by Bramante, that houses an art gallery with works of Lorenzo Lotto, Vouet and Annibale Carracci as well as a collection of maiolica, and the Shrine of the Holy House (Santuario della Santa Casa). It also boasts a massive line of walls, designed by the architect (and military engineer) Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, which were erected from 1518 and reinforced in the 17th century.
Gallery
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The Basilica della Santa Casa from behind
Twin towns and sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Mariazell, Austria
- Template:Flagicon Fátima, Portugal<ref name="Europe Prize"/>
- Template:Flagicon Altötting, Germany<ref name="Europe Prize"/>
- Template:Flagicon Częstochowa, Poland<ref name="Europe Prize"/>
- Template:Flagicon Lourdes, France<ref name="Europe Prize"/>
- Template:Flagicon Nazareth, Israel<ref name="Fraternitas">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Shrine">Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Harissa, Lebanon<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Għajnsielem, Malta<ref> Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
[edit]- Shrine of the Holy House
- Shrines to the Virgin Mary
- Territorial prelature of Loreto
- Sisters of Loreto
References
[edit]- Notes