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St. Rosalia, a niece of William II, lived and died as a religious hermit on Monte Pellegrino, high above Palermo.
In 1624 during a vicious plague brought into the harbor on a Tunisian ship, St. Rosalia appeared in a vision to a man and showed him the cave where her remains lay unburied. Palermitani carried these relics through the town to give them a consecrated burial, whereupon the plague stopped and Rosalia was swiftly granted Patron Saint status.
Her cave was outfitted with pews and a baroque foyer to become the popular pilgrimage chapel Sanctuario di Santa Rosalia, where the holy water flows from plastic cooler jugs and all the merchandise in the gift shop has been pre-blessed for your convenience.
In the cave sanctuary itself, thin spikes of flattened steel cobweb the ceiling like some conceptual modern sculpture—they're to channel the watery mineral drippings from would-be stalactites away from the heads of the devout and collect them as a holy, miraculous liquid.
Santuario di Santa Rosalia ★★
Via Pietro Bonanno (on Monte Pellegrino, north of the city center)
tel. +39-091-540-326
www.santuariosantarosalia.it
Open daily 7:30am–12:30pm, 2–6:30pm (to 7:30pm in summer)
Free adm
Bus: 812
You can only pop into the cave-church itself in between the frequent masses. Mass if always held daily at 5pm, with an extra Sunday morning mass at 11am. It's also a popular spot for weddings, which make for some interesting photos.
You can only pop into the cave-church itself in between the frequent masses. Mass if always held daily at 5pm, with an extra Sunday morning mass at 11am. It's also a popular spot for weddings, which make for some interesting photos.
Masses at Santuario di Santa Rosalia are held daily. from Oct–August: Mon–Sat at 5pm (6pm in the summer) and Sundays & holidays at 11am and 5pm
Palermo tourist office
Piazza Castelnuovo 34
tel. +39-091-605-8351
www.turismopalermo.it
www.provincia.palermo.it/turismo
Also useful:
www.comune.palermo.it
www.palermotourism.com
Buses: www.amat.pa.it
Trains: www.trenitalia.com
Airport: www.gesap.it
Port: www.portpalermo.it
ESCORTED TOURS of Palermo
• Palermo Shore Excursion: Palermo, Monreale and Mondello Day Trip
• Palermo City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
• Palermo Shore Excursion: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Bus Tour
ESCORTED DAYTRIPS from Palermo
• Palermo Shore Excursion: Palermo, Monreale and Mondello Day Trip
• Palermo Shore Excursion: Cefalù Day Trip
• Palermo Shore Excursion: Segesta, Erice and Marsala Day Trip
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Palermo tourist office
Piazza Castelnuovo 34
tel. +39-091-605-8351
www.turismopalermo.it
www.provincia.palermo.it/turismo
Also useful:
www.comune.palermo.it
www.palermotourism.com
Buses: www.amat.pa.it
Trains: www.trenitalia.com
Airport: www.gesap.it
Port: www.portpalermo.it
This article was written by Reid Bramblett and was last updated in April 2015.
All information was accurate at the time.
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