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, south-eastern

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. 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

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

Twin towns

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References

External links

Inside Abruzzo - Insider tips uncovered

Volto Santo di Manoppello Veil, Polish website

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. Cities and towns in Abruzzo {{Abruzzo-geo-stub