Sancarlone

San Carlone.

The San Carlone or Sancarlone or the Colossus of San Carlo Borromeo is a massive bronze statue, erected between 1614 and 1698, near Arona, Italy.

It is built on a hill overlooking Lago Maggiore near the ancestral castle of the Borromeo family. A series of chapels was planned documenting the life of the saint, forming a Sacro Monte for religious meditation and veneration. Only three were eventually built.

The statue was designed by Giovan Battista Crespi, called Il Cerano, but erected by Siro Zanella of Pavia and Bernardo Falconi of Lugano. It was begun in 1614, soon after St Charles Borromeo's canonization. The 23.4 metre statue is finished with sheets of hammered copper, and joined with bolts. It stands on a granite pedestal, 11.7 metres high. The interior can be accessed by narrow stairs and ladders, allowing visitors to peer through the eyes and ears.

Sources

Arona comune website

ITA CoEur - In the heart of European paths SUI

Religious sites	Bose Monastic Community San Secondo (Magnano) Santo Stefano di Sessano Sacro Monte di Graglia Passion Play Sanctuary of Oropa Sacro Monte di Oropa Sacro Monte di Andorno Mazzucco Sanctuary Banchette Sanctuary Brughiera sanctuary Novareia sanctuary Cavallero sanctuary Moglietti sanctuary Santuario della Brugarola Sacro Monte di Varallo Santa Maria della Grazie Basilica di San Giulio Sacro Monte di Orta Sacro Monte di Arona Sancarlone Sacro Monte di Ghiffa Sacred Mount Calvary of Domodossola Santuario della Madonna della Bocciola Santuario della Madonna del Sangue Madonna della Gurva sanctuary Festa della Santissima Pietà Sanctuary of Madonna del Sasso Madonna del Sasso, Switzerland

Natural reserves	Bolle di Magadino Val Grande National Park Lagoni di Mercurago Natural Park Monte Fenera Natural Park Alpe Veglia and Alpe Devero Natural Park Alta Valle Antrona Natural Park Fondo Toce Natural Reserve Parco Burcina Natural Reserve Bessa Natural Reserve Sacro Monte di Varallo Natural Reserve Oasi Zegna

Connected ways	Via Francigena Camino de Santiago Path of Saint Charles International Frassati Path of Pollone

Coordinates: 45°46′13″N 8°32′36″E / 45.77028°N 8.54333°E / 45.77028; 8.54333

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