Sacred Heart Church (Lugano)

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The parish church Sacro Cuore (Sacred Heart) is located in Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland in the district of Molino Nuovo. It belongs to the diocese of Lugano .

History, building

The neo-Romanesque church was built from granite and porphyry in 1922–1927 by the architects Enea Tallone (1876–1937) and Silvio Soldati (1885–1930) and in 1952 by Pope Pius XII. raised to the minor basilica .

The facade and the porch are decorated with reliefs by the sculptor Fiorenzo Abbondio (1892–1980). The entire interior is provided with frescoes by Vittorio Traiani, which show scenes from the life of Christ as well as saints and prophets. The frescoes are complemented by mosaics .

In the crypt are the graves of some of the bishops of the Diocese of Lugano .

Furnishing

The organ on the west gallery was built in 1952 by the organ building company Balbiani-Vegezzi Bossi. The instrument has 21 stops on two manual works and a pedal . The playing and stop actions are electro-pneumatic.

I Grand'Organo Cc 4
1. Principals 16 ′
2. Principals 8th'
3. Bordone 8th'
4th Ottava 4 ′
5. Ottava 2 ′
6th Ripieno V
7th Tromba armonica 8th'
II Espressivo Cc 4
8th. Principals 8th'
9. Flauto 8th'
10. Gamba 8th'
11. Flauto 4 ′
12. Nazardo 2 2 ⁄ 3  ′
13. Flautino 2 ′
14th Terza 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
15th Sesquialtera II
16. Cornetto V
17th Voce umana 8th'
Pedals Cg 1
18th Contrabbasso 16 ′
19th Subbasso 16 ′
20th Basso 8th'
21st Corno 4 ′
  • Coupling: II / I, I / P, II / P

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2 HLS Tallone
  2. ↑ Information on the organ  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.orgeldokumentationszentrum.ch  

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Coordinates: 46 ° 0 ′ 38 "  N , 8 ° 57 ′ 21"  E ; CH1903:  seven hundred and seventeen thousand five hundred and fourteen  /  96567