Sanctuary Of The Virgin Of Taburnus
The Sanctuary of the Virgin of Taburnus (''Italian'': Santuario della Madonna del Taburno), also known as Sanctuary of Saint Mary of Mount Taburno (''Italian'': Santuario di Santa Maria a Monte Taburno), is a religious structure built at the end of the 15th century at the foot of Taburno Camposauro, Mount Taburno. It is located in the ''comune'' of Bucciano, in the province of Benevento of Southern Italy. For more than two hundred years it was used by Dominican order, Dominican friars. Location The sanctuary is located in the territory of Bucciano, at an elevation of 544 metres above sea level, on the southern foothills of the Taburno Camposauro massif. Its position overlooks most of the Valle Caudina, and the structures composing it are surrounded by thick vegetation. Trails leading to three caves decorated with rock paintings start from the sanctuary. History According to popular tradition, in 1401 a deaf-mute girl named Agnese, from the nearby town of Moiano, was herding sheep ...
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Santuario Della Madonna Del Taburno
El Santuario is a town and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. El Santuario was founded on 11 March 1765 by Captain Antonio Gómez de Castro. Its elevation is 2.150 masl with an average temperature of 17 °C. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of Antioquia Department, is 57 km and it has a total area of 75 km². This town is well known for being the place where Guillermo Zuluaga "Montecristo" and Crisanto Alonso Vargas "Vargasvil" were born. The more significantly source of its economy is agriculture, mainly vegetables, beans, potatoes and legume cultivation. Municipalities of Antioquia Department {{Antioquia-geo-stub ...
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