Chiesa della Madonna di Noli Me Tollere, Catholic church in Sorso, Italy

The Church of Madonna di Noli Me Tollere, also called "dei Cappuccini" for the Capuchin convent attached to it, stands in Sorso. Inside, a single nave covered by a barrel vault opens onto communicating side chapels, and the building holds the statue of the Virgin Mary venerated by the town's people.

The sanctuary traces its origin to the legend of 26 May 1208, when a mute wood-gatherer met a radiant lady on Rena Bianca beach and regained his speech before the townspeople. The statue found there vanished twice; a marble slab reading "Noli Me Tollere" marked the second discovery, and on 4 June 1208 ground was broken for the church. The present building is 19th-century, restored in the 20th.

The sanctuary serves as a central gathering point for the local community during religious ceremonies and traditional processions honoring the Madonna. The statue of the Virgin remains at the heart of devotional practices that shape the religious life of Sorso residents.

The church stands in Sorso, in the north-west of Sardinia, and is also called "dei Cappuccini" because it is attached to the Capuchin convent. It belongs to the parish of San Pantaleo in the archdiocese of Sassari. The interior is a single barrel-vaulted hall with communicating side chapels, so the venerated statue of the Virgin can be reached from the nave.

The sanctuary's name comes from a Latin inscription on a marble stone beneath an olive tree where the Virgin Mary statue was repeatedly discovered. This unusual name reflects a hidden layer of the site's historical identity often overlooked by casual visitors.