Cappella dell'Assunta - Moiola
La Cappella dell'Assunta è una piccola chiesa di montagna situata in posizione panoramica sul versante destro della Valle Stura.
La cappella è facilmente raggiungibile con un percorso a piedi della durata di circa un'ora che, partendo dall'abitato di Moiola, sale in direzione del vallone dei Colli.
Posta a circa 1010 metri s.l.m. sul poggio della rocciosa Costa della Rovera, è stata costruita nella prima metà del XVII secolo, probabilmente come ex voto per la peste che colpì la Valle Stura.
Dedicata inizialmente alla Madonna Incoronata, la Cappella dell'Assunta si presenta esteriormente come un massiccio edificio quadrangolare realizzato utilizzando blocchi calcarei provenienti dalle vicine cave. L'accesso avviene attraverso un ampio portico ottocentesco dotato di un'apertura a tutto sesto e con finestre a spicchio nelle pareti laterali.
Il tetto in lose ha in cima una piccola croce, mentre manca del tutto il campanile.
All'interno della Cappella dell'Assunta è conservata una statua lignea della Madonna Incoronata. La Vergine è scolpita in piedi su una nuvola sorretta da cherubini, ha le mani giunte e il velo mosso dal vento. Risalente anch'essa al 1700 è stata fortemente ritoccata e ridipinta tanto da perdere i suoi connotati originali.
Gli interni della Chiesa sono stati rivestiti interamente di perline in legno e alle pareti sono appesi molti quadretti votivi.
Come documentato da attestazioni d'archivio questa chiesa fu luogo di pellegrinaggio della Confraternita della Croce, sia in occasione della festa dell'Assunta che in altre feste liturgiche nel periodo estivo.
Attualmente la Cappella dell'Assunta è aperta per la celebrazione del 15 Agosto e durante i primi giorni di Maggio, in occasione della Novena, quando al mattino viene raggiunta da una processione che parte da Moiola.
Dalla sua posizione si gode di un panorama eccezionale sulla Bassa Valle Stura.
Assunta Chapel in Moiola
The Assunta Chapel is a small mountain church placed in a panoramic position on the slope right of the Stura Valley.
The chapel can be easily reached with a walking path lasting about an hour which, starting from the built-up area of Moiola, climbs towards the Colli valley.
Located at 330 meters above sea level on the knoll of the rocky Costa della Rovera, it was built in the first half of the 17th century, probably as an ex voto for the plague that hit the Stura Valley.
Dedicated initially to the Crowned Madonna, the Assunta Chapel looks like a massive quadrangular building made using limestone blocks from nearby quarries. The access is through a large nineteenth-century porch with a round opening and with segmented windows in the side walls.
The lose roof has a small cross at the top, while the bell tower is completely missing.
Inside the Assunta Chapel there is a wooden statue of the Crowned Madonna. The Virgin is carved standing on a cloud supported by cherubim, her hands clasped and the veil is moved by the wind. Also dating back to the 1700s, it has been heavily retouched and repainted so as to lose its original features.
The interior of the Church has been entirely covered with wooden beads and on the wall are hungs many votive pictures.
As documented by archival records, this church was a place of pilgrimage for the Confraternity of the Cross, both on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption and in other liturgical feasts in the summer.
Currently the Assunta Chapel is open for the celebration of August 15th and during the early May, on the occasion of the Novena, when in the morning it is reached by a procession that starts from Moiola.
From its position you can enjoy an exceptional panorama of the Lower Stura Valley.
The Assunta Chapel is a small mountain church placed in a panoramic position on the slope right of the Stura Valley.
The chapel can be easily reached with a walking path lasting about an hour which, starting from the built-up area of Moiola, climbs towards the Colli valley.
Located at 330 meters above sea level on the knoll of the rocky Costa della Rovera, it was built in the first half of the 17th century, probably as an ex voto for the plague that hit the Stura Valley.
Dedicated initially to the Crowned Madonna, the Assunta Chapel looks like a massive quadrangular building made using limestone blocks from nearby quarries. The access is through a large nineteenth-century porch with a round opening and with segmented windows in the side walls.
The lose roof has a small cross at the top, while the bell tower is completely missing.
Inside the Assunta Chapel there is a wooden statue of the Crowned Madonna. The Virgin is carved standing on a cloud supported by cherubim, her hands clasped and the veil is moved by the wind. Also dating back to the 1700s, it has been heavily retouched and repainted so as to lose its original features.
The interior of the Church has been entirely covered with wooden beads and on the wall are hungs many votive pictures.
As documented by archival records, this church was a place of pilgrimage for the Confraternity of the Cross, both on the occasion of the feast of the Assumption and in other liturgical feasts in the summer.
Currently the Assunta Chapel is open for the celebration of August 15th and during the early May, on the occasion of the Novena, when in the morning it is reached by a procession that starts from Moiola.
From its position you can enjoy an exceptional panorama of the Lower Stura Valley.
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