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Vicoforte
Vicoforte
Comune
	Comune di Vicoforte
	The Sanctuary Basilica of Vicoforte.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vicoforte
	Vicoforte Location of Vicoforte in Italy Vicoforte Vicoforte (Piedmont)
	Coordinates: 44°22′N 7°51′E / 44.367°N 7.850°E
Country	Italy
Region	Piedmont
Province	Cuneo (CN)
Frazioni	Fiamenga, Moline, San Grato, Santuario, Vico
Government
• Mayor	Gian Pietro Gasco
Area
• Total	25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	547 m (1,795 ft)
Population (31 December 2016)
• Total	3,153
Demonym	Vicesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12080
Dialing code	0174
Patron saint	Saint Theobald
Saint day	1 June
Website	Official website

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Vicoforte is a comune in the Province of Cuneo in Italy. It is located in Val Corsaglia at 547 metres (1,795 ft) above sea level, 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Cuneo and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Mondovì.

It is known mainly for the Santuario di Vicoforte, built between 1596 and 1733 to honour the Virgin Mary.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

External links

Technical paper about the dome

This article on a location in the Province of Cuneo is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v18-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[istat-2] All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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-'''Vicoforte''' is a [[comune|commune]] in the [[Province of Cuneo]] in [[Italy]]. it is located in Val Corsaglia above [[sea level]] 32 km east of [[Cuneo]] and 6 km from [[Mondovì]].
+'''Vicoforte''' is a ''[[comune]]'' in the [[Province of Cuneo]] in [[Italy]]. It is located in Val Corsaglia at {{convert|547|m|ft}} above [[sea level]], {{convert|32|km|mi}} east of [[Cuneo]] and {{convert|6|km|mi}} from [[Mondovì]].
-It is known mainly for the Basilica-Sanctuary ''Regina Montis Regalis'' built between [[1596]] and [[1733]] by the religious population of the area to honour the [[Virgin Mary]].
+It is known mainly for the [[Santuario di Vicoforte]], built between 1596 and 1733 to honour the [[Virgin Mary]].
+==References==
-==The Basilica of Vicoforte==
+{{Reflist}}
-{{main|Santuario di Vicoforte}}
-[[Image:Vicoforte Mondovi.jpg|thumb|The Basilica ''Regina Montis Regalis'']]
-[[Image:Vicoforte Pilone.jpg|thumb|The ''Pilone della Madonna'']]
-[[Image:Cupola Vicoforte.jpg|thumb|Paintings on the dome]]
-The [[Bishop of Mondovì Castrucci]] and [[Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy|Carlo Emanuele I]] sponsored the building with the intent of celebrating the Holy Mary and make it the [[mausoleum]] for the House of [[Savoy]] (the tomb was later built elsewhere only Carlo Emanuele I is buried here).  Author of the project and of the lower part, [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassic]] and built in [[sandstone]], is the architect Ascanio Vitozzi (1539–1615) from [[Orvieto]]. The construction of the upper part, [[baroque]] and built in [[brick]] (''cotto''), was directed by Francesco Gallo (1672–1750), an architect from Mondovì and is considered his masterpiece. The construction of an elliptical (or oval) [[dome]] was a technically challenging task for the time and the Vitozzi's project seemed not feasible so the construction was halted between 1600 and 1701.
-The legend tells that on the place of the basilica at the end of the [[XV century]] a simple and rustical column was built by an humble worker and decorated by an anonymous painter with a painting of the Holy Mary and her son known as the ''Pilone della Madonna'' where the people of Vicoforte used to prey.
-In [[1592]], a hunter accidentally shot the painting and allegedly it bled from the wound, later the Virgin Mary allegedly appeared to the first pilgrims and since then the popular belief attributed to the painting miracolous properties, healings and conversions of heretics. The word spread quickly, from mouth to mouth, on hand written or printed papers (''avvisi''), and in a few years pilgrims from all over Europe came to visit the miracolous painting. The Bishop of Mondovì moved by the view of so many pilgrims (more than 10.000 on some days) on 1596 published the result of the enquiries on 240 allegedly miracolous facts and with the approval of pope [[Clement VIII]] announced the decision to build a temple to honour the Virgin Mary around the column.
-Various architects presented their projects and the Duke Carlo Emanuele I of Savoy during his visit in 1596 choose an elliptical design with four chapels in the corners to be used in his intentions as a mausoleum for the [[House of Savoy]]. Vittozzi’s Sanctuary was designed to be large enough to accommodate in its central part a chapel previously built around the column, that was preserved until 1725 and used for liturgical functions until the completion of the
-new building. The Sanctuary eventually became one of the most admired and visited marian centers to this days.
-The [[arquebuse]] used by the hunter is conserved in the museum and the shot can be seen as a white round sign under the left hand of the Virgin Mary.
-It features the fourth biggest dome in the world and by far the biggest [[elliptical]] dome:
-*major axis — 37.15m
-*minor axis — 24.80m
-*height — 75m
-*perimeter — 250m
-It is decorated with 6,032m<sup>2</sup> of paintings with a single theme the Holy Mary reprenting three Italian painting schools: "[[Veneta]]" ([[Mattia Bortoloni]]), "[[Bolognese]]", "[[Milanese]]".
-[[Saint Francis of Sales|St. Francis of Sales]] visited the basilica in 1604 and a chapel inside the temple is dedicated to him.
-In 1812, the temple was depredated by French troops.
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.comune.vicoforte.cn.it/santuario.htm Official website of the municipality of Vicoforte]
 * [http://www.sda.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/aoki/Papers/IMTCR04.pdf Technical paper about the dome]
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