Manoppello

Manoppello
Comune
Comune di Manoppello
Church of Santa Maria Arabona Church of Santa Maria Arabona
Manoppello Location of Manoppello in Italy
Coordinates:
Country	Italy
Region	Abruzzo
Province / Metropolitan city	Pescara (PE)
Frazioni	Manoppello Scalo, Ripacorbaria, Santa Maria Arabona
Area
• Total	39 km2 (15 sq mi)
Elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Population (December 31, 2005)
• Total	157
• Density	4.0/km2 (10/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Manoppellesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	65024, 65025, 65020
Dialing code	085
Patron saint	Volto Santo di Manoppello
Saint day	Third Monday in May

Manoppello is a comune in Abruzzo, in the province of Pescara, Italy.

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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.

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Veil of Veronica

Also notable 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.