• Miserin Sanctuary

    Churches and shrines

Miserin Sanctuary

Resort: Champorcher

Contacts

Parrocchia
Address
Loc. Castello 11020 CHAMPORCHER (AO)
Telephone
0125 37107

Built in 1658, however the current building is the result of reconstruction work in 1881, based on an initiative by the parish priest Jean-Baptiste Danna and the abbot Pierre Chanoux, and the subsequent resurfacing work, the last of which took place in 2000. As far back as one can remember, each year the 5th of August celebrates the Feast of the Virgin Mary of the Snow. Participants include numerous pilgrims, also from Cogne, Valsoana and Fénis, a district which in the past held close ties with Champorcher through the high mountain hills that communicate these valleys.

In summer
In winter
Summer view of the Miserin sanctuary and refuge
Interior

See also

Traditional celebrations
Processione Santuario Miserin

Feast of the Madonna delle Nevi at the Sanctuary of Miserin

Champorcher

5 August is the feast day of the “Champorchereins”: at three in the morning, the “great” bell of the parish church of San Nicola rings out, and in their homes the pilgrims awaken and finish off the preparations for their journey. An hour later, at four o’ …

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.