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Santuario di Maria Santissima di Belvedere

Name: Santuario di Maria Santissima di Belvedere
Address: Carovigno, Puglia, IT

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Jill

January 26, 2020

The sanctuary of Maria Santissima di Belvedere is dedicated to the Madonna, with the title of "Belvedere". The sanctuary is located on a hill about 100 meters above sea level, in an area where the landscape stands out towards a plain of secular olive trees up to the sea, for which the name "Belvedere" appears. The sanctuary is located 4 km north-east from Carovigno. Inside the sanctuary, there are two caves, placed at two different levels. Both are connected inside the church by a large flight of steps, the "holy staircase", formed in all by 47 steps. On the two levels there are various frescoes that mainly depict the Madonna di Belvedere. The sanctuary is a pilgrimage destination at various times of the year, particularly in the week after Easter, when Carovigno is in the midst of the festivities in honor of Maria Santissima di Belvedere, with the traditional almost millennial rite of the 'Nzegna’, which takes place on Monday and Tuesday after Easter in the village and Saturday after Easter in the Belvedere Sanctuary. The sanctuary was built on two floors of caves, found according to legend, by a shepherd and a lord of Conversano – the shepherd was looking for his calf and the lord saw the image of the Madonna di Belvedere in a dream days before. This legend, led the town of Carovigno, to a strong devotion to the Madonna di Belvedere, with various pilgrimages during certain times of the year