Santuario della Madonna dei Fiori, Religious shrine in Bra, Italy.

The Santuario della Madonna dei Fiori stands at the entrance to Bra on the road from Turin. Its baroque Santuario Antico was built in 1626, with side chapels holding the statue of the Madonna and a painting by the Flemish artist Jean Claret. The Santuario Nuovo, begun in 1933 to a design by engineer Bartolomeo Gallo, has a central plan, two bell towers and remains unfinished; Piero Dalle Ceste frescoed its interior. A mosaic by Marko Ivan Rupnik marks the entrance, and a Pruneto garden, rectory and clergy retirement home complete the complex.

The original sanctuary was built in 1626 as a memorial following an apparition event reported from 1336. A new building was added in 1933, expanding the site with additional religious structures.

The name comes from the wild plum bushes that, according to tradition, flowered in midwinter at the 1336 apparition; they still bloom around 8–29 December, except in 1913 and 1938. On 8 September the statue of the Madonna dei Fiori is carried through Bra in procession for the patronal feast.

The sanctuary can be reached by public buses from central Bra, and parking is available for visitors arriving by car. Note that access may be limited during active religious services.

The wild plum bushes around the sanctuary flower again in winter, between 8 and 29 December, according to local accounts; the Polish Wikipedia notes this did not happen in 1913 and 1938. The phenomenon is tied to the 1336 apparition, when the shrubs reportedly bloomed in midwinter.