Nostra Signora del Gazzo, Religious sanctuary in Sestri Ponente, Genoa, Italy.

Nostra Signora del Gazzo is a Marian sanctuary on the summit of Monte Gazzo at 419 m above sea level, in the Sestri Ponente district of Genoa. A chapel was begun in 1660 and the first Mass was celebrated there in 1700. Beside the church stands a five-metre statue of the Madonna by the Savonese sculptor Antonio Brilla, inaugurated on 8 June 1873 and visible from a distance. The bell tower holds six B-flat bells, five cast in 1937 by the Enrico Picasso e Figli foundry of Avegno and the smallest, the oldest, cast in 1847 by Pagano and Boero.

Worship on Monte Gazzo began in 1645 with a giant wooden cross, joined twelve years later by a statue of the Madonna della Misericordia during the plague that struck the Republic of Genoa. Construction of a chapel started in 1660, and the first Mass was celebrated there in 1700. On 8 June 1873 a five-metre statue of the Madonna by the Savona sculptor Antonio Brilla was inaugurated.

The sanctuary's name comes from Monte Gazzo, the 419-metre summit above Sestri Ponente where it stands. Devotion began there in 1645 with a giant wooden cross, joined twelve years later by a Madonna della Misericordia statue during the plague that struck the Republic of Genoa. A small Speleological Museum occupies rooms in the building beside the sanctuary.

The sanctuary is located at Piazza Nostra Signora del Gazzo and sits conveniently within Sestri Ponente. Visitors should check the website santuariomontegazzo.it for opening hours and current visitor information before planning their visit.

The five-metre statue of the Madonna by Savona sculptor Antonio Brilla, inaugurated on 8 June 1873, stands on the summit and is visible from far off in the Sestri Ponente district below. The bell tower holds six B-flat bells: five cast in 1937 by the Enrico Picasso e Figli foundry of Avegno, plus a smaller, older bell cast in 1847 by the Genoese founders Pagano and Boero.