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Dongo

Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Lacrime

Dongo's sanctuary, with the Last Supper and Crucifixion groups carved in wood in the seventeenth century by Fra Diego Giurati.

Visit duration
20–40 min
Booking
Not required
Area
Upper Lake
The sanctuary with its arched porch and bell tower, in the evening light.Bärbel Miemietz · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bärbel Miemietz · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Bärbel Miemietz · CC BY-SA 4.0

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The sanctuary with its arched porch and bell tower, in the evening light.

Bärbel Miemietz · CC BY-SA 4.0

Why go

The Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Lacrime in Dongo holds seventeenth-century wooden sculpture groups and an image of the Virgin and Child venerated since the sixteenth century.

Devotion to the image is linked to the tradition of its weeping on 6 September 1553. The church has a single nave with four side chapels and frescoes by Gian Domenico Caresana of 1599 and Andrea Gabasio of 1603. In 1649 Father Daniele Cassonio brought Fra Diego Giurati to Dongo; he carved the seven statues in the Chapel of the Crucifix and the thirteen figures of the Last Supper. The venerated image is on the eighteenth-century high altar of coloured marbles. Franciscan friars settled in the adjoining convent in 1614.

  • The wooden Last Supper, thirteen figures around the table.
  • It is seven minutes on foot from the Museum of the End of the War: both fit into one morning.

Highlights

  • Fra Diego Giurati's Last Supper
  • The Chapel of the Crucifix
  • The frescoes by Caresana and Gabasio
  • The fresco of the miracle on the high altar

Getting there

  • From the Dongo pier, nine minutes on foot; from the Museum of the End of the War, seven.
  • By bus along the Statale Regina, which passes in front of the sanctuary.
The Chapel of the Crucifix with its wooden statues at the foot of the cross.Kaitu · CC0

Practical information

Address

Via della Rimembranza 8, 22014 Dongo

Telephone

+39 0344 81338

The Franciscan friars' convent.

Facilities

  • Car park 40 m away · free
  • Public toilets 201 m away

Distances from the point on the map.

Updated 22 October 2026

On the map

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Sources and credits

Verified at source1 Oct 2026Diocesi di Como — Santuari diocesaniopens in a new tab

Sources and credits

Verified at source1 Oct 2026Diocesi di Como — Santuari diocesaniopens in a new tab