Discover the most beautiful pilgrimage sites in Italy

Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Bonate Sopra

HISTORY The apparitions of Mary in Bonate Sopra occurred in two periods. The first part of the apparitions is between 13 and 21 May, and after that there are visits…

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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Brindisi-Jaddico

HISTORY On the night of 11-12 August 1962, Teodoro D’Amici (1912-1993) from the city of Brindisi, has a dream. A woman's voice invites him to the Jaddico district to…

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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Bruzzano Zeffirio

HISTORY The place has ancient Greek elements from Greek colonists. The population therefore descends from a Greek community from centuries ago. Calabrian Greek is still spoken today. The name…

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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Camogli

HISTORY The history of Camogli is very old, as the first inhabitants arrived here 5,000 years ago. For centuries, the people have made their living from fishing and as a result...

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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Caravaggio

HISTORY Giannetta de’ Vacchi (born in 1400), a devout, hard-working woman, is married to Francesco Varoli, a farmer, ex-soldier, alcoholic, hot-tempered man, who often mistreats her. On 26 May 1432,...

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Places of pilgrimage in Italy – Cherasco

~~~ HISTORY The town of Cherasco was founded in 1243 and over the centuries has grown into a place of Marian pilgrimage. The design of the Church of Our Lady…

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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Civitella di Romagna

HISTORY In the mid-16th century, Civitella di Romagna and its distant surroundings were a very turbulent time. Catholic properties were destroyed, including statues of Mary, which did not escape...

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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Eppan / Appiano

HISTORY The Austrian master builder and architect Josef von Stadl (1828-1893) designed the church in 1874. The church was consecrated in 1875. The building was constructed in the Neo-Romanesque style....

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Pilgrimage sites in Italy – Genazzano

HISTORY Augustinians have been in Genazzano since 1356. A legend underpins the pilgrimage site. The story goes that in 1467, the fresco depicting the Virgin Mary miraculously…

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