Introduction
Description
The sanctuary dates back in its current structure to the 17th century, and is located on a hillock, at an altitude of
826m above Sordevolo; the building includes some rooms, currently in use by an
association, which in the past hosted the poet and writer Giuseppe Giacosa for several years during the summer period.
and writer Giuseppe Giacosa, and on 16 August 1886 also Giosué Carducci, returning from Gressoney, as a plaque on the façade of the church reads.
The panorama over the plain is exceptional.
Sordevolo is famous in Italy and abroad for its representation of the Passion of Christ,
performed every 5 years by most of the 1300 inhabitants of the village (the next one is scheduled for 2010), who
in 2010), who make their own costumes. The first archive documentation about the
representation dates back to 1850, but the play is certainly much older,
probably on a text by Monsignor Giuliano Dati from Florence, who died in 1523.
http://www.passionedicristo.org/
An hour or so from San Grato is another noteworthy monument, the Trappa, so called
so called because it housed Trappist monks who fled France during the revolution for six years.
The building was built around 1700 by the Ambrosetti family and used as a factory. E'
currently being restored, and will be equipped as a stopover place.
