Sancarlone

Local nameSan Carlone
LocationArona, Italy

The San Carlone or Sancarlone or the Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo is a massive copper statue, erected between 1614 and 1698, near Arona, Italy. It represents Charles Borromeo, Catholic saint and former archbishop of Milan.

It is built on a hill overlooking Lago Maggiore near the ancestral castle of the Borromeo family. A series of chapels was planned to document the life of the saint, forming a Sacro Monte for religious meditation and veneration. Only three were eventually built.

The statue was designed by Giovan Battista Crespi, and erected by Siro Zanella of Pavia and Bernardo Falconi of Lugano. It was begun in 1614, soon after St Charles Borromeo's canonization.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancarlone

Official Website https://www.statuasancarlo.it/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/statuasancarlo.official

Email statuasancarlo@ambrosiana.it

Phone +39 0322 249669

Address 6 Via Verbano, San Carlo 28041, Italy

Coordinates 45°46'12.949" N 8°32'35.933" E

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