Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca
Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Luca, Sanctuary in Bologna, Italy
The Sanctuary of the Madonna of San Luca is a basilica church in Bologna, northern Italy.
The sanctuary was built in 1723 on the site of a 12th-century chapel.
It houses a portrait of the Virgin Mary that is traditionally attributed to Luke the Evangelist.
The sanctuary is connected to the city by the world's longest portico, which has 666 arches.
Every year in May, a procession carries the icon from the Cathedral of San Pietro in Bologna to the Sanctuary.
Location: Bologna
Inception: 1194
Architect: Carlo Francesco Dotti
Architectural style: baroque architecture
Website: santuariodisanluca.it
Source: Wikimedia