Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio

Oratory of Saint Lawrence all'alpe Seccio (Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio)
Façade of the church.
Basic information
Location	Boccioleto, Italy
Geographic coordinates	45°51′21″N 8°06′19″E / 45.855833°N 8.105278°E / 45.855833; 8.105278Coordinates: 45°51′21″N 8°06′19″E / 45.855833°N 8.105278°E / 45.855833; 8.105278
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Vercelli
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	National monument
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Architectural style	Romanesque

The frescos in the chancel

Oratory of Saint Lawrence all'alpe Seccio (Italian: Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio is a Roman Catholic church in the village of Boccioleto, in the Province of Vercelli and the region of Piedmont, Italy.

The oratory situated 1380 meters above the sea level is reachable only by a trail that winds through forests of beech trees until you reach the alpine pastures, overlooking Cavaione Valley, a side valley of the Sermenza Valley. The interior contains a cycle of frescoes painted by an unknown artist during the mid-fifteenth century.

External links

• "Commune di Boccioleto, Oratorio di San Lorenzo all'alpe Seccio". http://www.comune.boccioleto.vc.it/ComSchedaTem.asp?Id=895. Retrieved 2011-09-04. 
• "Seccio di Boccioleto, oratorio di S. Lorenzo". http://prealp.msh-alpes.prd.fr/Record.htm?idlist=1&record=187828090500. Retrieved 2011-09-04.