Santuario diocesano di Santa Lucia

Ancient church, at the moment is closed x some problems, the statue of santa.Lucia, it seems to be original of the '600. The celebrations are held in an adjacent church. Very spiritual place, devotion to divine mercy

Those who love dogs and animals love GOD and his children. Here you can hear and see the humble and loving teachings left to us by JESUS ​​and St. Francis. The sanctuary has a beautiful view and offers several prayer and gathering stations in the surrounding garden decorated with beautiful statues and paintings of saints. Don't miss meeting PRIMO and his blessing will take a lot of the karmic burden off your shoulders ....

Nice place, immersed in a semi-peace below the hill of the Sanctuary of San Michele. The island of entry is really particular, you can breathe a nice atmosphere, however you should give further value to this place, a little forgotten in terms of place. Reassess!

Sorry I wanted to ask, but is Don Primo alive?

A very popular place of worship, faithful present from all over Italy. The sanctuary has ample and convenient parking. The structure is well cared for. It is recommended to visit this sanctuary for a true faith journey.

Hello everyone, I like Sanctuaries, and I can tell you this Sanctuary at the gates of Caserta is something spectacular, to me when I go there it gives me a certain sense of peace it is as if something envelops you, generally I go to S Lucia maybe that's what's wrong with you. It has this effect on me, go and visit it and maybe even listen to the Holy Mass.

Sanctuary under renovation, for the day of Saint Lucia it was not possible to access it

It is a sanctuary dating back to around 1500 with the façade redone on the Vanvitelli project at the end of the eighteenth century. It is located in the hamlet of Centurano and is known for its devotion to Santa Lucia, whose statue is located in the Sanctuary itself. In the place where the church of Santa Lucia stands there was already a small temple dedicated to Saints Philip and James, later consecrated to the Eyes Santa. By the wish of the Prince of Caserta Giulio Antonio Acquaviva, at the end of the 1500s a convent of Reformed Franciscans was founded right next to the old church. A new church was also built together with the convent. , a period in which the façade was rebuilt in the Vanvitellian style. The French occupation of the kingdom of Naples determined the first expulsion of the friars and the dispersion of the rich equipment of the church and also of the precious volumes of the library. With the return of the Bourbons, the monks returned to the convent, Ferdinand II had the road that leads from Centurano to the Sanctuary built, also donating a valuable statue of the Saint. After alternating events, with the unification of Italy, the friars were again expelled and the convent confiscated from the state property. The church is destination of many pilgrims, especially in the month of May: they once crossed the surrounding area full of cherry trees (Cerasole) on their knees and now cemented. The church has a Vanvitellian style facade, has a single nave with chapels on the left, as established by the Franciscan Reformation. They are dedicated to S. Orsola, the Immaculate Conception, San Francesco and the Crucifix. On the main altar, in marble and walnut wood, there is a painting of the '6OO depicting the martyrdom of Sant'Agata. Other paintings on the walls are from the 20th century. The choir and the polychrome pulpit in inlaid wood by an unknown artist are from the 18th century. The precious holy water stoups and the organ date from the same period. The floor is majolica. Marble tombstones recall the Bourbons and sepulchral slabs cover the tombs of illustrious people from Caserta. The ex voto room at the Santa is interesting. The sanctuary has a particular historical and religious link with the hamlet of Centurano also for the particular landscape connotation. Over the centuries, the Sanctuary of Santa Lucia has had an important religious and civil function: the first as a destination for pilgrimages from all over the province with floats and music; the second as a privileged place for the burial of illustrious families. Currently the Sanctuary is used for the cult of the merciful Jesus and is also known as the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, object of pilgrimages from all over Italy, in particular since John Paul II proclaimed Sister Faustina Kowalsca as Saint who spread the cult throughout the world.