In Desenzano al Serio, fraction of Albino, there is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miracle of the Leg (Miracolo della Gamba), a place of Catholic worship dating back to the eighteenth century.
Built to honour the miracle in 1440, performed on the young Venturina Bonelli, a girl with a serious leg infection, healed following the Apparition of Our Lady. The Sanctuary was built over a small pre-existing church (first it was the home of the young Venturina).
The church, with a rectangular plan, is accessible from the large churchyard. Outside there is a bell tower, built in the late nineteenth century, on top of which there is a 3.5 metre golden copper angel.
The interior of the church is a single nave and, below the altar, you can admire the sculptural representation of the miracle of the leg, by Andrea Fantoni. Along the walls are some paintings representing the apparition and the ex-voto, testimony of the gifts offered to Our Lady by the numerous pilgrims.
Beautiful frescoes cover the ceiling and the dome above the altar.
On 9th October a celebration of the Sanctuary is held, during which a fair is organised in the streets adjacent to the building.
It's open all year
In Desenzano al Serio, fraction of Albino, there is the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Miracle of the Leg (Miracolo della Gamba), a place of Catholic worship dating back to the eighteenth century.
Built to honour the miracle in 1440, performed on the young Venturina Bonelli, a girl with a serious leg infection, healed following the Apparition of Our Lady. The Sanctuary was built over a small pre-existing church (first it was the home of the young Venturina).
The church, with a rectangular plan, is accessible from the large churchyard. Outside there is a bell tower, built in the late nineteenth century, on top of which there is a 3.5 metre golden copper angel.
The interior of the church is a single nave and, below the altar, you can admire the sculptural representation of the miracle of the leg, by Andrea Fantoni. Along the walls are some paintings representing the apparition and the ex-voto, testimony of the gifts offered to Our Lady by the numerous pilgrims.
Beautiful frescoes cover the ceiling and the dome above the altar.
On 9th October a celebration of the Sanctuary is held, during which a fair is organised in the streets adjacent to the building.
It's open all year
