Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona

Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona, in Caprino Veronese, Veneto, is a dramatic cliffside Marian sanctuary on Monte Baldo and a major pilgrimage destination in northern Italy. The surviving institution and buildings reflect a long historical development. The sanctuary’s own history records hermits in the area by around the year 1000 and a chapel by the 13th century.

The site was associated with the Knights of Saint John from the 15th century until 1806. The establishment is recorded as medieval sacred site; sanctuary developed in later centuries. The principal construction chronology is hermitic devotion documented from the Middle Ages; sanctuary repeatedly expanded.

As a monument, Cliffside sanctuary. Its sacred significance is described by the responsible religious institution in devotional terms. A pious tradition says the Pietà image was miraculously transferred from Rhodes in 1522.

The sanctuary itself notes historical evidence that complicates this story, including earlier local Marian art and an inscription dating the Pietà to 1432. The Rhodes translation story is explicitly separated from the sanctuary’s documented chronology and material evidence. For institutional purposes it is identified as Santuario Madonna della Corona.

It is administered or represented by Diocese of Verona. Visitors encounter a working sacred site as well as a monument. Religious services and pilgrimage periods may affect access to particular spaces, and current practical information should be checked with the official institution.