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The Sanctuary of the Most Holy Crucifix<\/strong> stands halfway between Boca and Grignasco, a few kilometres from Borgomanero.<\/p>\n

It stands among hills covered with vineyards and woods, on the site of an ancient chapel in which a crucifix with an angel collecting the blood from Christ\u2019s side in a chalice was depicted.
\nThe idea of building a church was conceived when the painting became miraculous in the 18th century, and it began to attract worshippers.<\/p>\n

The construction was started on 16th August 1768 with the blessing of the foundation stone and lasted five years.<\/p>\n

The temple<\/strong>, as it appears today, is nothing more than the transformation of the old church designed by architect Alessandro Antonelli<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Antonelli had designed a majestic sanctuary: a 119-metre-high (390 ft) bell tower (but was never realised due to the architect’s death), a 45-metre-long (147.5 ft) basilica with a 51-metre-high (167 ft) central nave and 2 aisles, 16 columns over 10 metres high (11 ft) in the entrance vestibule. Although the project was scaled down for economic reasons, it is still imposing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sanctuary of the Most Holy Crucifix stands halfway between Boca and Grignasco, a few kilometres from Borgomanero. It stands among hills covered with vineyards and woods, on the site of an ancient chapel in which a crucifix with an angel collecting the blood from Christ\u2019s side in a chalice was depicted. 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