Loreto is a hill town and comune of the Italian province of Ancona, in the Marche. It is most commonly known as the seat of the Basilica della Santa Casa, a popular Catholic pilgrimage site.
Piazza della Madonna with façade of the Basilica
The Basilica della Santa Casa from behind
The Basilica della Santa Casa
Basilica della Santa Casa
The Basilica della Santa Casa is a Marian shrine in Loreto, in the Marches, Italy. The basilica is known for enshrining the house in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed by some Catholics to have lived. Pious legends claim the same house was flown over by angelic beings from Nazareth to Tersatto, then to Recanati, before arriving at the current site.
The façade edifice of the Basilica della Santa Casa.
Marble screen around the Holy House
Our Lady of Loreto