Misplaced Pages

Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Oratory of Saint Lawrence all'alpe Seccio
(Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio)
Façade of the church.
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceVercelli
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusNational monument
Location
LocationBoccioleto, Italy
Geographic coordinates45°51′21″N 8°06′19″E / 45.855833°N 8.105278°E / 45.855833; 8.105278
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque
The frescos in the chancel

Oratory of Saint Lawrence all'alpe Seccio (Italian: Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Boccioleto, in the Province of Vercelli and the region of Piedmont, Italy.

The oratory situated 1380 metres above sea level is reachable only by a trail that winds through forests of beech trees until you reach the alpine pastures, overlooking Cavaione Valley, a side valley of the Sermenza Valley. The interior contains a cycle of frescoes painted by an unknown artist during the mid-fifteenth century.

External links


Stub icon

This article about a Roman Catholic church building in Italy is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories:
Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio Add topic