Manoppello (
Abruzzese: ') is a ''
comune
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'' in
Abruzzo
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, in the
province of Pescara
The province of Pescara ( it, provincia di Pescara; Abruzzese: ') is a province in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Its provincial capital is the city Pescara, which has a population of 119,483 inhabitants. As of 2017, it has a total population of ...
, south-eastern
Italy
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.
It is famous for having a church which contains an image on a thin byssus veil, a sudarium, known as the
Holy Face of Manoppello
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and which has been reputed to be identical to the
Veil of Veronica
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.
Other sights include is the Romanesque abbey of
Santa Maria Arabona
Santa Maria Arabona is a Cistercian abbey in Abruzzo, in central Italy. It is located at Manoppello in the ''frazione'' also called Santa Maria Arabona. In ancient Rome, Roman times the area was sacred to the goddess of fertility and virginity Bona ...
.
Twin towns
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Casarano
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, Italy
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Charleroi
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Belgium
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References
External links
Inside Abruzzo - Insider tips uncoveredVolto Santo di Manoppello Veil, Polish websiteonline audio visual featuring texts by sudarium expert Sr. Blandina Paschalis Schlömer ''et al.''
The Rediscovered Face - 1first of four installments of an audiovisual presentation relating the holy image with a number of ancient predecessors, YouTube, access date March 2013.
Cities and towns in Abruzzo
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