Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella

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Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella
Basilica Santuario di San Gerardo Maiella
Façade of the original basilica
Map
LocationMaterdomini, Campania, Italy
DenominationCatholic Church
Websitewww.sangerardo.eu
History
Former name(s)Sancta Maria de Silere (1200–1527)
StatusMinor basilica
Founded1200
DedicationSaint Gerard Majella
ConsecratedAugust 31, 1929
Architecture
StyleNeoclassical
Administration
ArchdioceseSant'Angelo dei Lombardi-Conza-Nusco-Bisaccia

The Sanctuary of San Gerardo Maiella, co-located with the Basilica of Santa Maria Mater Domini, (Italian: Basilica Santuario di San Gerardo Maiella) is a Roman Catholic church and monastery complex in Materdomini, a frazione of Caposele in the Province of Avellino and the Campania region of Italy. The newer sanctuary is a shrine to Saint Gerard Majella, while the older church is dedicated in the name of Santa Maria Mater Domini and holds the ecclesiastical rank of minor basilica.[1]

  1. ^ "Basilica Santuario di San Gerardo Maiella di Materdomini". GCatholic.org. Archived from the original on June 27, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018.