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Sacro Cuore

Sacro Cuore, Romanesque church in Salerno, Italy.

Sacro Cuore is a three-nave church on Piazza Vittorio Veneto, beside Salerno's central station. Its facade has two portals, two large bifora windows and a central rose window above a row of blind arches; the main portal's lunette carries a mosaic with the inscription "Tempio dedicato al Sacratissimo Cuore di Gesù" and the figure of Christ. Inside, two rows of arches on pink marble columns divide the wider central nave from the narrower aisles, under a wooden ceiling with exposed trusses.

The church was built in the early 20th century on what was then the outskirts of Salerno, promoted by Santa Caterina Volpicelli, who in 1890 called for a church dedicated to the Sacred Heart near the station. Damaged in the Allied landing of 1943 because of its proximity to the Naples–Reggio Calabria railway, it was abandoned by its priest and the parish was then entrusted to the Order of Friars Minor. In the Jubilee year 2000 Archbishop emeritus Gerardo Pierro consecrated the building and the altar.

The church serves as a gathering place where locals come together for religious celebrations and daily prayers. It remains a centre for community connection and spiritual practice in the city's neighbourhood.

Visitors should wear modest attire and check the mass schedule posted near the entrance before planning a visit. The building is generally open to visitors on most days, though showing respect during services is important.

The original design called for a bell tower over 50 metres tall, never built for lack of funds. The church seats 300 but holds more than a thousand people standing. Since 1950 the Ruffatti organ has had over 1,300 pipes, two 61-note manuals and 34 registers.

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