Sacred Mountain of Varese Sacro Monte di Varese Santuario di Santa Maria del Monte | |
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The 10th chapel, beyond the St Ambrose arch, and Santa Maria del Monte atop the mountain | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Varese |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | National monument |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Varese, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 45°51′37″N 8°47′36″E / 45.860361°N 8.793222°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Groundbreaking | 1596 |
Completed | 1604 |
Website | |
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The Sacro Monte di Varese (literally 'Sacred Mount of Varese') is one of the nine sacri monti in the Italian regions of Lombardy and Piedmont which were inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2003. It has an altitude of 807 metres above sea level.