Manoppello

Comune in Abruzzo, Italy

Coat of arms

Location of Manoppello

42°15′29″N 14°03′36″E / 42.25806°N 14.06000°E / 42.25806; 14.06000CountryItalyRegionAbruzzoProvincePescara (PE)FrazioniManoppello Scalo, Ripacorbaria, Santa Maria ArabonaGovernment

• MayorGiorgio De LucaArea

^[1]

• Total39.26 km² (15.16 sq mi)Elevation

217 m (712 ft)Population

(28 August 2022)^[2]

• Total6,772 • Density170/km² (450/sq mi)DemonymManoppellesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

65024, 65025, 65020

Dialing code085Patron saintManoppello ImageSaint dayThird Monday in MayWebsiteOfficial website

Manoppello (Abruzzese: Manuppèlle) is a comune in Abruzzo, in the province of Pescara, south-eastern Italy.

It is famous for having a church which contains an image on a thin byssus veil, a sudarium, known as the Holy Face of Manoppello and which has been reputed to be identical to the Veil of Veronica.

Other sights include is the Romanesque abbey of Santa Maria Arabona.

Twin towns

Casarano, Italy
Charleroi, Belgium

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Manoppello.

Inside Abruzzo - Insider tips uncovered
Volto Santo di Manoppello Veil, Polish website
Sudarium Christi The Face of Christ online audio visual featuring texts by sudarium expert Sr. Blandina Paschalis Schlömer et al.
The Rediscovered Face - 1 first of four installments of an audiovisual presentation relating the holy image with a number of ancient predecessors, YouTube, access date March 2013.