| Sanctuary of Oropa | |
|---|---|
| Santuario della beata Vergine di Oropa[1] | |
 View of the Ancient Basilica | |
  Sanctuary of Oropa | |
| 45°37′42″N 7°58′44″E / 45.628333°N 7.978889°E | |
| Location | Oropa, Biella |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Authorising papal bull | 9th century |
| Dedication | Black Virgin of Oropa |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural type | Mainly baroque |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Biella |
The Sanctuary of Oropa (Italian: santuario di Oropa) is a group of Roman Catholic buildings and structures in Oropa, frazione of the municipality of Biella, Italy. It is located at a height of 1,159 metres in a small valley of the Alpi Biellesi.[2]
- ^ Dizionario di erudizione storico-ecclesiastica da S. Pietro sino ai nostri giorni, specialmente intorno ai principali santi, beati ..., Gaetano Moroni, Tipografia Emiliana, 1840; books.google.it (accessed in February 2014)
- ^ CTR (Carta Tecnica Regionale) 1:10.000, Regione Piemonte, Settore Cartografico and Settore Sistema Informativo Territoriale, 2007 raster version