Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens

The Shrine of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel (Italian: Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine), also called Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens[2] (Italian: Santuario della Madonna delle Galline), is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine located in Pagani, Campania, annually hosting the feast of Our Lady of the Hens.

Shrine of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel
called Our Lady/Madonna of the Hens[1][2]
Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine detta Madonna delle Galline[3]
Façade of the shrine
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
DistrictDiocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
ProvinceArchdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
RegionCampania
RiteRoman Rite
FestivalFeast of Our Lady of the Hens
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusShrine
PatronOur Lady of the Hens
Year consecrated1615
StatusActive
Location
LocationPagani, Campania, Italy
Geographic coordinates40.740825°N 14.618820000000028°E / 40.740825; 14.618820000000028
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1610
Completed1615 ca.
Direction of façadeEast

See also

References

  • Istituto centrale per la DemoEtnoAntropologia, "Madonna del Carmine detta delle Galline a Pagani", Feste e tradizioni (in Italian), retrieved 18 February 2021
  • "Our Lady of the Hens!". Clutha Leader. Vol. 7, no. 368. Balcutha. 29 October 1880. p. 7. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2021 via Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand.
  • "Pagani". Valle del Sarno. Soprintendenza Beni Archeologici Salerno-Avellino e Benevento. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  • Matthews, Jeff (November 2015). "The 7 Madonnas of Campania". Naples: Life, Death & Miracles. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  • Hughes, Jessica (13 May 2014). "Votive chickens". The Votives Project. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  • "Thomas Mary Fusco (1831–1891)". The Holy See. 7 October 2001. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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