Manoppello

Manoppello
Comune
Comune di Manoppello
Church of Santa Maria Arabona
Coat of arms
Manoppello Location of Manoppello in Italy
Coordinates: 42°15′29″N 14°03′36″E / 42.25806°N 14.06000°E / 42.25806; 14.06000Coordinates: 42°15′29″N 14°03′36″E / 42.25806°N 14.06000°E / 42.25806; 14.06000
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province	Pescara (PE)
Frazioni	Manoppello Scalo, Ripacorbaria, Santa Maria Arabona
Government
• Mayor	Giorgio De Luca
Area
• Total	39.26 km2 (15.16 sq mi)
Elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Population (28 February 2017)
• Total	6,994
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Manoppellesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	65024, 65025, 65020
Dialing code	085
Patron saint	Manoppello Image
Saint day	Third Monday in May
Website	Official website

Manoppello (Abruzzese: Manuppèlle) is a comune in Abruzzo, in the province of Pescara, south-eastern Italy.

Church of the Volto Santo di Manoppello, housing the Holy Face image.

It is famous for having a church which contains an image on a thin byssus veil, a sudarium, known as the Holy Face of Manoppello and which has been reputed to be identical to the Veil of Veronica.

Veil of Veronica.

Other sights include is the Romanesque abbey of Santa Maria Arabona.

Twin towns

• Casarano, Italy
• Charleroi, Belgium

External links

• Inside Abruzzo - Insider tips uncovered
• Volto Santo di Manoppello Veil, Polish website
• Sudarium Christi The Face of Christ online audio visual featuring texts by sudarium expert Sr. Blandina Paschalis Schlömer et al.
• The Rediscovered Face - 1 first of four installments of an audiovisual presentation relating the holy image with a number of ancient predecessors, YouTube, access date March 2013.

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