CHAP. PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. THE REV. S. W. KING—LANZI AND LOMAZZO 10 III. VARALLO, PAST AND PRESENT 24 IV. BERNARDINO CAIMI, AND FASSOLA 38 V. EARLY HISTORY OF THE SACRO MONTE 49 VI. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 69 VII. AIM AND SCOPE OF THE SACRO MONTE 80 VIII. GAUDENZIO FERRARI, TABACHETTI, AND GIOVANNI 90 D’ENRICO IX. THE ASCENT OF THE SACRO MONTRE, AND CHAPEL NO. 114 1, ADAM AND EVE; NO. 2, THE ANNUNCIATION; NO. 3, THE SALUTATION OF MARY BY ELIZABETH; NO. 4, FIRST VISION OF ST. JOSEPH X. CHAPEL NO. 5, VISIT OF THE MAGI; NO. 6, IL 132 PRESEPIO; NO. 7, VISIT OF THE SHEPHERDS; NO. 8, CIRCUMCISION; NO. 9, JOSEPH WARNED TO FLY; NO. 10, FLIGHT INTO EGYPT; NO. 11, MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENTS XI. CHAPEL NO. 12, BAPTISM; NO. 13, TEMPTATION; NO. 153 14, WOMAN OF SAMARIA; NO. 15, THE PARALYTIC; NO. 16, WIDOW’S SON AT NAIN; NO. 17, TRANSFIGURATION; NO. 18, RAISING OF LAZARUS; NO. 19, ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM; NO. 20, LAST SUPPER; NO. 21, AGONY IN THE GARDEN; NO. 22, SLEEPING APOSTLES XII. THE PALACE OF PILATE; CHAPEL NO. 23, THE CAPTURE 166 OF CHRIST; NO. 24, CHRIST TAKEN TO ANNAS; NO. 25, CHRIST BEFORE CAIAPHAS; NO. 26, REPENTANCE OF ST. PETER; NO. 27, CHRIST BEFORE PILATE; NO. 28, CHRIST BEFORE HEROD; NO. 29, CHRIST TAKEN BACK TO PILATE; NO. 30, FLAGELLATION; NO. 31, CROWNING WITH THORNS; NO. 32, CHRIST AT THE STEPS OF THE PRETORIUM; NO. 33, ECCE HOMO; NO. 34, PILATE WASHING HIS HANDS; NO. 35, CHRIST CONDEMNED TO DEATH XIII. MYSTERIES OF THE PASSION AND DEATH; CHAPEL NO. 195 36, THE JOURNEY TO CALVARY; NO. 37, NAILING OF CHRIST TO THE CROSS; NO. 38, THE CRUCIFIXION XIV. CHAPEL NO. 39, THE DESCENT FROM THE CROSS 214 XV. THE PIETÀ AND REMAINING CHAPELS. CHAPEL NO. 40, 225 THE PIETÀ; NO. 41, THE ENTOMBMENT; REMAINING CHAPELS AND CHIESA MAGGIORE XVI. TABACHETTI’S WORK AT CREA 239 XVII. CONCLUSION 259 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. _For explanation of the Asterisk see Advertisement of Photographs at the end of the book_.