Riserva Speciale del Sacro Monte di Domodossola

At the end of the 16th century, just outside the walls of the ancient Mattarella Castle there was an aedicula with a Madonna with the Child in her arms painted in fresco by an unknown painter. On 7th May 1658, the Bishop Odescalchi who was visiting the Sacro Monte wanted it bigger and he wanted it to become the sixth chapel. This did not seem convenient and he decided to build an oratory. The first stone was laid in 1660 and inside the oratory we can still admire the ancient fresco.