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The Moglietti sanctuary (Italian: Santuario dei Moglietti) is a sanctuary devoted to Our Lady of Graces in the comune of Coggiola.

History

The sanctuary was built from 1888 enlarging an ancient chapel dating back to the 18th century.

The site once was a wetland and the name Moglietti (from the local expression muijeit, swamp) remembers the past ambient. The place is also known as the battlefield because, according to the local tradition, there has been a battle between the citizen of Coggiola and Fra Dolcino and his fellows.

Description

Today the sanctuary is composed by a small church, with apse, portico, belltower, and a small hostel. The ancient votive column with the fresco of the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus is still preserved in the church. In front of the sanctuary there is the characteristic fountain that can be found in every sanctuary in the Biellese territory.

Inside the church are exposed the many Ex voto donated by the devotees.

Bibliography

• Museo Borgogna (1976). Tip. torinese (ed.). Opere d'arte a Vercelli e nella sua provincia: recuperi e restauri 1968-1976 : catalogo della mostra : Vercelli, Museo Borgogna, Varallo, Pinacoteca, San Marco, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Sacro Monte, Biella, Museo civico, San Sebastiano : giugno-settembre 1976. p. 251.
• Gabriella Giovannacci Amodeo (1994). Libreria editrice Vittorio Giovannacci (ed.). Nuova guida di Biella e provincia. p. 368.
• AA.VV. (2005). Nerosubianco editore (ed.). Comuni della provincia di Biella. Cuneo. p. 49.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Giulio Pavignano (2005). Edizioni Ieri e oggi (ed.). I santuari del Biellese - Fede, storia e tradizioni. Fotografie Gianfranco Bini e Giuseppe Simonetti. Biella.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

See also

• CoEur - In the heart of European paths
• Path of Saint Charles

External links

• Scheda sul santuario sul Censimento Santuari Cristiani in Italia
• http://www.biellaclub.it/_cultura/libri/Santuari-biellese/index.htm

References

1. Carta Tecnica Regionale raster 1:10.000 (vers.3.0) of Piedmont - 2007
2. ^ Gabriella Giovannacci Amodeo (1996). Libreria Vittorio Giovannacci (ed.). Nuova guida di Biella e Provincia. p. 368.
3. AAVV (2005). Nerosubianco (ed.). Comuni della provincia di Biella. Cuneo. p. 49.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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