Bigorio Monastery

Bigorio Monastery

Bigorio Monastery (German: Kapuzinerkloster Bigorio, Italian: Convento di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Capuchin monastery in the village of Bigorio, in Capriasca, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was founded in 1535 as the first seat of the Capuchins in Switzerland.

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