Loreto, Marche
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Loreto 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.
Piazza della Madonna with façade of the Basilica della Santa Casa
The Basilica della Santa Casa from behind
The Basilica della Santa Casa
Basilica della Santa Casa
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The Basilica della Santa Casa is a Marian shrine in Loreto, in the Marches, Italy. The shrine is widely known for preserving the house of the Holy Family. Pious legends claim the same house was supern
Loreto, Marche
…lə-RAY-toh, Italian: ) 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. Loreto is located 127 meters (417 feet) above sea level on the right bank of the Musone river and 22 kilometers…
The façade edifice of the Basilica della Santa Casa.
Sacristy with murals by Luca Signorelli
Interior view of the Holy House of Loreto, showing its plain masonry walls
Marble screen around the Holy House