Madonna del Sasso

sanctuary in Orselina, above the city of Locarno, in Ticino, Switzerland
Place church_building Q246924
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Madonna del Sasso

Summary

Madonna del Sasso is a church building[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Madonna del Sasso's religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].
  • Madonna del Sasso is located in Orselina[4].
  • Madonna del Sasso is in the country of Switzerland[5].
  • Madonna del Sasso's instance of is recorded as church building[6].
  • Madonna del Sasso's instance of is recorded as calvary[7].
  • Madonna del Sasso's instance of is recorded as pilgrimage site[8].
  • Madonna del Sasso's instance of is recorded as monastery[9].
  • Madonna del Sasso's instance of is recorded as sanctuary[10].
  • Mary is named after Madonna del Sasso[11].
  • Madonna del Sasso's architectural style is recorded as baroque architecture[12].
  • Madonna del Sasso is part of list of cultural properties in Orselina[13].
  • Madonna del Sasso's Commons category is recorded as Madonna del Sasso (Orselina)[14].
  • Madonna del Sasso's patron saint is recorded as Mary[15].
  • Madonna del Sasso's occupant is recorded as Madonna del Sasso Museum[16].
  • 1487 marks the founding of Madonna del Sasso[17].
  • Madonna del Sasso's religious order is recorded as Order of Friars Minor Capuchin[18].
  • Madonna del Sasso's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.17519, 'lon': 8.79384}[19].
  • Madonna del Sasso's located on street is recorded as Via Santuario[20].
  • Madonna del Sasso's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugano[21].
  • Madonna del Sasso's official website is recorded as https://www.madonnadelsasso.org[22].
  • Madonna del Sasso's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[23].
  • Madonna del Sasso's Commons Institution page is recorded as Madonna del Sasso, Orselina[24].
  • Madonna del Sasso's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite[25].
  • Madonna del Sasso's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Via Santuario 2, 6644 Orselina'}[26].

Body

Geography

Madonna del Sasso is in the country of Switzerland[5]. It is located in Orselina[4]. It is part of list of cultural properties in Orselina[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include church building[6], calvary[7], pilgrimage site[8], monastery[9], and sanctuary[10]. Madonna del Sasso's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[23]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism[3].

History and Context

1487 marks the founding of Madonna del Sasso[17]. Mary is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Madonna del Sasso ranks in the top 2% of church_building entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . madonna-del-sasso.ch. Retrieved . madonna-del-sasso.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . gcatholic.org. gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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