Sanctuary of Saint Philomena, Catholic sanctuary in Mugnano del Cardinale, Italy.

The Sanctuary of Saint Philomena is the main Catholic church of Mugnano del Cardinale, in the province of Avellino, and one of the nine sanctuaries of the Diocese of Nola. Built between 1580 and 1600, it was first named after Our Lady of Graces. Since 10 August 1805 it has held the remains of Saint Philomena, placed in a statue of a girl dressed in clothes donated by Angela Terres, with the glass phial found with the relics.

In 1802, a tomb was found in the Roman catacombs with inscriptions pointing to a young martyr named Philomena. A priest named Francesco De Lucia then secured the transfer of the relics from Church leadership and brought them to Mugnano del Cardinale in the early 1800s.

The sanctuary's name comes from the relics of Saint Philomena, found in the Catacomb of Priscilla in 1802 and brought here in 1805. On August 10, 1835, Pauline Jaricot, founder of the Work of the Propagation of the Faith, was healed here; Pope Gregory XVI, a witness, granted public worship to the saint on January 30, 1837. The three tiles from the tomb, inscribed LUMENA PAX TE CVM FI, were given to the shrine by Pope Leo XII in 1827.

The sanctuary sits in the center of Mugnano del Cardinale and is easy to reach on foot from the town's main streets. Visiting outside the main pilgrimage days gives more space to look at the relics and explore the interior calmly.

The Vatican removed Saint Philomena from the official calendar of saints in 1961, judging the historical evidence for her existence too thin. Despite this, the sanctuary continues to draw worshippers from around the world who come to pray and leave candles at the shrine.