Shirne of Canoscio Città di Castello - Umbria - Italy

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The Basilica della Madonna del Transito at Canoscio is to be found on the site of small chapel that Vanni di Jacopo built in 1348. There was appointing of the Madonna dat the moment when she went from earthly life into glory.

This artist is unknown. The firs church was built  1406 and the local people came to ask for healing from epilepsy and convulsion. This little church was demolished in 1855 and work began on the shrine we can see today. It was Luigi Pincardini’s ide and Giuseppe Baldacchi carried it out. The fine new building was consecrated in 1878