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In 1700 the sanctuary celebrated the visit of the last pilgrim to the threshold of the tomb of Saint
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The original church, built at the highest point of the rock, the oldest of the present churches, is dedicated to San Nicolò, and was built around the year 1000 over the tomb of Saint
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The rock which bore the old sanctuary remained bare for another 500 years or so, with an open flight of steps and a few small huts long since gone. At its base were the stables, the shelters for the pilgrims and the lodging of the custodians.
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In 1536 the Counts of Thun-Hohenstein also built the larger church of Saint
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are preserved in a shrine of 1120. The cult of Saint
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churches were altered for the construction of the "appartamento dei Conti" and of the gallery (1725), the sacristy and the upper library. The second part of the staircase was covered, and then enlivened by the
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in the Val di Non in some grottoes which still exist near the sanctuary. Two companions followed him, Abraham and David. The legend is that one day
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Also during the 20th century were added the park with the hut of Saint
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