Santuario di San Rocco, Catholic shrine in Roccamontepiano, Italy

The Santuario di San Rocco is a rectangular shrine with a tripartite facade of three equal portals opening onto three naves, built in the 1950s. White travertine clads the front, while the walls and square bell tower use local pietra riccia stone, the tower base reused from the earlier church. The central facade section, framed by pilasters, carries a small temple-like top with polychrome majolica panels of the 1980s showing scenes from Saint Rocco's life.

The church was built in the 17th century to ward off the plague that struck the Kingdom of Naples from 1654; a statue of Saint Rocco existed here by 1575. In 1765 a landslide destroyed the old village, whose inhabitants moved to Sant'Angelo and Giancamillo, but the church survived and its cult continued. In the 1950s the old building, notably the base of its bell tower, was reused for a larger modern sanctuary.

Thousands of visitors come to the sanctuary on August 16 to gather water from a sacred spring believed to have healing powers. This annual gathering reflects how deeply Saint Rocco's veneration remains woven into local religious practice.

An underground passage beneath the sanctuary leads to a miraculous grotto where visitors can experience the quietness of a sacred space. A Via Crucis pathway runs alongside the rocky slopes surrounding the building, offering a meditative walk with views across the landscape.

The miraculous water of San Rocco is collected not only in the grotto but also from a modern fountain on a square along Via Roma, whose perimeter walls are fitted with spouts. The wall fountain beside the sanctuary, added in 2010, is faced with polychrome majolica panels from Rapino showing Saint Rocco and his dog.