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Church · Moschiano (AV)

Sanctuary of Maria Santissima della Carità

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 569 m

A sanctuary on the hill above Moschiano, a pilgrimage destination for the Vallo di Lauro, linked to a 15th-century apparition.

On the hill overlooking Moschiano stands the sanctuary of Maria Santissima della Carità, a pilgrimage destination for the whole Vallo di Lauro. Tradition links it to the 15th century and to the Virgin's apparition to a shepherd girl: the statue, carried to the village, is said to have vanished and been found again at the site of the apparition, a sign that the sanctuary was to be built there.We love the white stone façade with its wooden doorway carved with scenes of the apparition and the procession; inside is an 18th-century painting of the Madonna. The statue was crowned in 1886. We suggest walking up the steep but evocative path, perhaps for the pilgrimage at the end of May.

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