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Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Ceriola

Constructed in the highest place of the Island, this sanctuary seems have ancient origins.
Constructed in the highest place of the Island, this sanctuary seems have ancient origins, seem than it has been constructed in the V century A.D, when the bishop of Brescia came on the Iseo Lake for to evangelize the population and he converted the cult for the pagan goddess Iside with the cult of Virgin Mary.

At the begin the sanctuary was named Holy Mary de Curis, but come common use between the people renamed it with the title of Ceriola because its effige was carved on the piece of Cerro.
 

 

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