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05-MAR-2017

The Loretto (Loreta)

This Marian pilgrimage site with the Baroque Church of the Nativity and a replica of the Holy House is surrounded by cloisters and chapels. In the tower there is a 27-bell carillon that plays the Loretan Marian song "A Thousand Times We Greet Thee" (every hour from 9 am to 6 pm). The name Loretto has origins in the Italian pilgrim place where the Santa Casa – Holy House is located, originally a cottage inhabited by Virgin Mary in Nazareth in Palestine, where supposedly Archangel Gabriel announced to her that she would become mother of God. From here, she and St. Joseph went to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, and later she came back again. The Holy House has, shortly after Virgin Mary's death, become a worshipped relic, which was however badly damaged after the invasion of the Saracens (Arabian Muslims) into Palestine. Legend says that when the crusading army left Palestine in 1291, a miracle happened. Angels took the Holy Cabin first to Dalmatia and from here into the town in Northern Italy, into a laurel grove, after which the town is called Loreto, which is Laurentum in Latin (laurus – laurel). Archaeological research later confirmed that a part of the brickwork really is identical with Mary's cabin, but it was probably the pope who had it brought from Nazareth in the 13th century. Based on the Italian model from architect Donato Bramante, Loreto was also built in other Catholic countries; in our country it was namely after the defeat at Bílá Hora in 1620. The Holy Cabin in Mikulov, built by Cardinal Diettrichstein, became a model for Prague's Loreto, as Countess Kateřina Benigna of Lobkowicz admired it during her visit.

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Anna & Christian RECK19-Apr-2017 17:13
Fantastic colors and fine details of this fabulous master piece!! BV. Anna
bill friedlander17-Apr-2017 16:49
A fine shot of this amazing art work. V
Tom Munson17-Apr-2017 15:53
Beautiful work, Jose.
Walter Otto Koenig17-Apr-2017 14:37
Beautiful shot of the ceiling decoration and organ. "V"
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal17-Apr-2017 14:28
Beautiful details and colors, well done. V
Frank Tran17-Apr-2017 14:04
Beautiful. V+
Pieter Bos17-Apr-2017 13:35
Nice details, Jose! ~V
Jim Coffman17-Apr-2017 13:12
A very nice image of this pretty ceiling, Jose....
Ursula Miller17-Apr-2017 13:01
Beautiful, this ceiling reminds me of the one in Residenz in Würzburg. V
Neil Marcus17-Apr-2017 12:52
An excellent detail of this fine work.
Helen Betts17-Apr-2017 12:30
You've shown this elaborate ceiling in fine detail and color. V.
Kuriacose Joseph17-Apr-2017 12:20
Quite an ornate ceiling.
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