Vitulano is a ''

comune The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...

'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region

Campania Campania (, also , , , ) is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islands and the i ...

, located about 50 km northeast of

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and about 12 km northwest of

Benevento Benevento (, , ; la, Beneventum) is a city and ''comune'' of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, northeast of Naples. It is situated on a hill above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino (or Beneventano) and the ...

. Vitulano borders the following municipalities:

Campoli del Monte Taburno Campoli del Monte Taburno is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 45 km northeast of Naples and about 11 km west of Benevento. Campoli del Monte Taburno borders the follo ...

Castelpoto Castelpoto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 7 km west of Benevento. Castelpoto borders the following municipalities: Apollosa, ...

, Cautano,

Foglianise Foglianise (Neapolitan language, Beneventano: or ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italy, Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about northwest of Benevento. Foglianise borders the f ...

Frasso Telesino Frasso Telesino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 40 km northeast of Naples and about 20 km west of Benevento. Frasso Telesino borders the following municipalities ...

Guardia Sanframondi Guardia Sanframondi is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Benevento, in Campania region, in Italy. It is best known for its wine production, the wine festival ''Vinalia'' and for its Christian penitential rite held every seven years. Geogr ...

Paupisi Paupisi (Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region of Campania, about northeast of Naples and about northwest of Benevento. It covers approximately . As of 1 January 2020, its population was ...

, San Lorenzo Maggiore,

Solopaca Solopaca (Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples and about northwest of Benevento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,134 and an a ...

Torrecuso Torrecuso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 10 km northwest of Benevento. Torrecuso borders the following municipalities: Beneven ...

Main sights

Santissima Annunziata convent

According to tradition, the convent was founded in 1440 by Saint Bernardino of Siena. It was part of a

parish until 1852, when it was incorporated in the ''

'' of Vitulano. In 1884 the cemetery of the latter municipality was installed in the garden of the church. In July 1991 pope

John Paul II Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...

gave it the title of

minor basilica In the Catholic Church, a basilica is a designation given by the Pope to a church building. Basilicas are distinguished for ceremonial purposes from other churches. The building need not be a basilica in the architectural sense (a rectangular ...

Santa Maria in Gruptis

Near Vitulano, but belonging to the ''comune'' of Foglianise, are the ruins of the

Santa Maria in Gruptis Santa Maria in Gruptis is a former abbey located in the ''comune'' of Vitulano, in the Campania region of Southern Italy. Founded in the 10th century and used by several monastic orders, it was deconsecrated in 1705, and is currently in ruins. Nam ...

abbey, founded around the year 940 and deconsecrated in 1705. It was used by several

monastic order Monasticism (from Ancient Greek , , from , , 'alone'), also referred to as monachism, or monkhood, is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role ...

s, the first of which were the

Benedictines , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , foun ...

References

Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub