Santuario di Santa Rosalia, Palermo

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Sanctuary of Saint Rosalia
Santuario di Santa Rosalia
External view of Sanctuary
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Archdiocese of Palermo
Rite	Roman Rite
Location
Location	Monte Pellegrino, Palermo, Italy
Geographic coordinates	38°10′06″N 13°21′05″E / 38.16823°N 13.35134°E / 38.16823; 13.35134
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1625

The Sanctuary of Santa Rosalia is a church and pilgrimage site located on via Bonnaojust outside of the urban neighborhoods of Palermo, nestled against a stone cliff wall on Mount Pellegrino, which looms to the north of the Sicily city. On 15 July 1624, putative relics of this 12th century saint were discovered in a cave at the site, and since the plague ebbed after these bones were paraded through town, Saint Rosalia was adopted as the fourth female patron saint of Palermo, and this sanctuary was erected in her honor.