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Casa del Volto Santo

  • Visit: about 20 min
Pictured: Napoli · Wolfgang Moroder · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized and cropped

Modern sanctuary on the Capodimonte hill in via Ponti Rossi, linked to Mother Flora De Santis; one of the most visited in the city.

On a slope of the Capodimonte hill, in via Ponti Rossi, stands the Casa del Volto Santo, one of the best-known and most visited modern sanctuaries in Naples. Together with the nearby basilica of the Incoronata it forms a setting of large religious buildings overlooking the city.Its story is tied to Mother Flora De Santis and devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus. From the churchyard there is a broad view over Naples.

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