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Church · Cusano Mutri (BN)

Santa Croce on Monte Calvario in Cusano Mutri

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 530 m

On the summit of Monte Calvario above Cusano Mutri, the Church of Santa Croce was built as an ex voto after the 1688 earthquake.

The Church of Santa Croce stands on the summit of Monte Calvario, at about 560 metres, in the Matese Regional Park. It was built as a thanksgiving after the 1688 earthquake, which almost entirely spared Cusano. It has a Latin-cross plan with a single barrel-vaulted nave and, alongside, rooms on several levels that once housed hermits. We like walking up along the path that crosses the Ponte Cappella, past votive chapels and the ceramic Stations of the Cross.The church is linked to devotion to the Holy Thorn: in the summer of 1805, during a series of tremors, the relic was brought up here and, according to a notarial deed, it turned white as the earthquake stopped. Still today, every 3 August at dawn, the procession is renewed, with some of the faithful walking barefoot. We recommend stopping at the summit to enjoy the wide view over the village and the mountains.

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