Santuario di San Camillo de Lellis, Religious shrine in Bucchianico, Italy.
Santuario di San Camillo de Lellis stands on Piazza San Camillo de Lellis, its 18th-century facade linked to the saint's birth house and framed by two pairs of Corinthian pilasters, a triangular pediment with the Camillian order's crest, and a niche holding his statue. The single rectangular nave has a barrel vault with polychrome stuccoes, and the brick bell tower ends in an onion-shaped cusp.
The convent and church were built in the 17th century on a palace that Marquis Marino Caracciolo, prince of San Buono and feudal lord of Bucchianico, gave to Saint Camillus. During demolition a worker was saved from a collapse, an event recalled by a fresco in the sacristy. The sanctuary was finished in 1690, as the legend of the convent cloister records.
The sanctuary displays frescoes showing the life of Saint Camillus and honors other revered religious figures through its artistic decoration. The artwork in the sacristy helps visitors understand the spiritual tradition and local devotion connected to this place.
The shrine faces Piazza San Camillo de Lellis on corso Pierantoni, opposite the side of the church of San Francesco, in the historic centre. The crypt, which occupies the whole area beneath the church, is reached by two stairways flanking the counter-facade that meet at the centre. The aisled interior is small, so visits are short.
The crypt, rebuilt in 1958, holds the relic of Saint Camillus's heart; his body is buried in Rome. Beside it stands the Fiaccola della carità, a torch placed there in 1960 and blessed by John XXIII. The crypt also displays scarves and helmets donated by motorcyclists who survived accidents.
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