The Sanctuary of the Civita

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Picture of the Madonna della Civita with the crowns	Picture of the Madonna della Civita	The picture found on Mount Civita	The Pope Giovanni P. II - Monsignor Farano and the passionist priest, Father Orbegozo	Itri - the  Sanctuary of the Civita
Itri - aerial view of the Sanctuary	Pope Pio IX at the Civita	Sanctuary bell tower and portico(XIV cent.)	Civita Sanctuary - central nave	The Pope  visits the Sanctuary
Silver statue of the Madonna della Civita	Painting by Sebastiano Conca(1676-1764) Madonna della Civita	Letter from the Secretariat of State to Mr.P.A.Rivezzi on the occasion of the bicentenary in 1977	Greetings from the Pope to the sick	The mayor Pasquale Ciccone's greeting to the Pope

How to get to the Sanctuary	The Pope G.P. II's to visit the Sannctuary - The Infiorata	The Pope visits the Sanctuary	17 luglio 1977-the descent of the picture to Itri	Solemn mass celebration (Card. Vagnozzi)del 21 luglio 1977
Composition of maiolicas of 1854 portraying the Madonna of the Civita	24th June 1989 – His Holiness in prayer before the Holy image of the Mad. of the Civita (Photo by A.Mari	Symbols of the three towns visited by John Paul II in 1989 – Gaeta,Formia and Itri (Sanctuary) – Sculptor Mr.Gerardo De Meo – 7,1 cm. in bronze.	Image of the Pope by the sculptor Mr. De Meo of the commemorative medal dedicated to the Sanctuary – diam. 7,4 cm. in Bronze – upper side	Reverse side of the commemorative medal of the coming of the Pope portraying the Virgin of the Civita.
Pope Giovanni Paolo II at the Civita 25-06-1989	20th July 1877 – Second crowning	Extraordinary issue for the 50th anniversary of the 2nd crowning of the Madonna of the Civita patron of Itri -1927	Honours of the 75th anniversary of the crowning of the Civita 19th –23rd  July1952	2° centenary of the crowning  of the Civita 17-24 July 1977
Brochure by the people of Itri in Cranston (USA) for the celebration of the bicentenary in 1977	Letter of the president of the Cranston committee for the celebration in 1977 in Itri	Consecration of the temple of the Civita in 1849	Tombstone in memory of the visit of Ferdinando II – king of Naples – together with Pio IX at the Sanctuary.	Commemorative tombstone for the grand jubilee  in 2000 and of the millennium of the Civita
Calendar in 1996  by   Florentine Wallner

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