San Rocco is a
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
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* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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church in
Circello
Circello ( Beneventan: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about 25 km north of Benevento and approximately above sea level.
Circello borders t ...
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Province of Benevento
The Province of Benevento ( it, Provincia di Benevento) is a province in the Campania region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Benevento.
Geography
The province has an area of 2,071 km2, and, , a total population of 279,308. There are 78 ...
, region of
Campania
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History
In 1500, a small chapel was built on the site, a hill above the town; over the centuries it was expanded into a small stone church. In 1691 it was granted the title of ''Sacred Mount of the Dead''. The bell-tower dates to 1877. The most recent restorations date to 1983–1984. The altar has polychrome marble decoration from 18th-century and a tabernacle with a ''Madonna Addolorata''.
Campania Tourism
website, entry.
References
Churches in the province of Benevento
16th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
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