Sanctuary of Saint Rosalia
Monte Pellegrino, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Christianity
Palermo's principal shrine to Saint Rosalia, built around the cave where relics attributed to the saint were found in 1624.
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Shrine of Our Lady of Tears, Syracuse
Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Christianity
A major modern Marian shrine associated with reports that a plaster image shed tears in Syracuse in 1953.
Monreale Cathedral
Monreale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy Christianity
A masterpiece of Norman Sicily and one of Europe's greatest medieval mosaic churches.
Palermo Cathedral
Palermo, Sicily, Italy Christianity
Palermo's cathedral, a layered monument reflecting the city's Christian, Islamic and Norman history.