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Whilst wandering around Lovere we stumbled across this ‘Santuario’. The duty Nun beckoned us in and it is really stunning and pretty inside. Magnificent mosaics. A tribute to the 2 female Saints of the Town - Bartolomea & Vincenza, both canonized in 1950, the year of my birth.
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Date of experience: June 2018
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This church in lovely Lovere focuses on female saints and martyrs. Built in the Lombardy Gothic style, its paintings and mosaics are magnificent. It was consecrated in 1938 and is a inspiring example of a "newer" building paying homage to traditional styles. There is a pamphlet in English that gives some interesting background information, but most of all, it's just a visual feast.…
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Date of experience: October 2017
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I don't want to spoil the experience. It's a really intimate and colourful small chapel and the mosaic columns are new to me.
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Date of experience: August 2016
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