Manoppello ( Abruzzese: ') 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 ...

'' in Abruzzo, 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

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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 The Veil of Veronica, or (Latin for sweat-cloth), also known as the Vernicle and often called simply the Veronica, is a Christian relic consisting of a piece of cloth said to bear an image of the Holy Face of Jesus produced by other than human ...

and which has been reputed to be identical to the

Veil of Veronica The Veil of Veronica, or (Latin for sweat-cloth), also known as the Vernicle and often called simply the Veronica, is a Christian relic consisting of a piece of cloth said to bear an image of the Holy Face of Jesus produced by other than huma ...

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 Roman times the area was sacred to the goddess of fertility and virginity Bona Dea. Archi ...

Twin towns

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, Italy * Charleroi,

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References

External links

Inside Abruzzo - Insider tips uncovered

Volto Santo di Manoppello Veil, Polish website

online audio visual featuring texts by sudarium expert Sr. Blandina Paschalis Schlömer ''et al.''
The Rediscovered Face - 1
first 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 {{Abruzzo-geo-stub