A marble monument dedicated to Paolo Torti of Vergina, situated on a wall of the ancient basilica
The stained-glass windows at the rear of the ancient Basilica of the Monastery, featuring the coat of arms of the Sublacense Congregation and the coat of arms of Montevergine in the centre
The historic pipe organ of the ancient basilica, designed by the architect Vincenzo Benvenuti in 1896
The Romanesque-Cosmatesque marble canopy dating from the second half of the 13th century, in the Chapel of the Most Holy in the Cathedral Basilica
On the left, the sarcophagus of Caterina Filangeri in the Chapel of the Most Holy, a 15th-century work supported by four allegorical figures
The funerary monument where Countess Caterina Filangeri is buried, in the Chapel of the Most Holy, featuring bas-reliefs and flanked by two angel figures holding the curtain open for her
On the left is the funerary monument to Fabio De Lagonissa and on the right a copy of Rubens’s painting depicting the Descent from the Cross, by Serbucci from the 19th century, in the Chapel of the Schiodazione
The marble statue of St Michael the Archangel, in the Cathedral Basilica
The wrought-iron gate separating the ancient basilica from the Chapel of Our Lady of Montevergine (beyond the gate)
The Chapel of Our Lady of Montevergine (later known as the Chapel of the Crucifix), built in the 13th century by Filippo di Taranto
The sacred image of the Virgin Mary, flanked by two marble columns and the apostles Luke and Matthew, situated above the Neapolitan commesso altar (1628)
The coat of arms of an extraordinary mitred abbot, a marble decoration on a wall of the Chapel of Our Lady of Montevergine
On the right, the funerary monument to Philip of Anjou and his wife Catherine II of Valois in the Chapel of Our Lady of Montevergine
The antechamber to the Hall of St William, its walls covered with votive paintings and ex-votos offered by the faithful to the Sanctuary
The Hall of St William, or ex-voto hall, where the numerous ex-votos that once hung on the walls were kept (until 1960)
Statue of Saint William of Vercelli, founder of Montevergine and patron saint of Irpinia
An authentic photographic reproduction of the Holy Shroud in the penance chapel of the Sanctuary, donated by the Archbishop of Turin, Monsignor Cesare Nosiglia, in 2013
The portico of the sanctuary’s inner courtyard, which leads to the crypt of St William
The central nave of the crypt of San Guglielmo, consecrated in 1963
Three altars situated along the left aisle of the crypt of St William; the first on the left is dedicated to St Barbato
The high altar in the crypt of St William, where the sarcophagus containing the saint’s remains is located
The portico of the inner courtyard of the Sanctuary of Montevergine
The ancient stone well in the abbey museum at the Sanctuary
The white marble sarcophagus of Bertrando Lautrec and his son Giovanni in the abbey museum of the Sanctuary, resting on four lions, by Tino di Camaino (14th century)
Roman tomb dating from the 3rd–4th centuries AD, carved from a single block of marble, in the abbey museum of the Sanctuary
Silver and gold chalices in a display case at the abbey museum of the sanctuary
Nativity scene donated to the Sanctuary of Montevergine by master craftsman Pasquale Liotti of Fiorino, Avellino
A regional nativity scene depicting the Virgin Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and the baby Jesus, by Giusepe Signori
A traditional regional nativity scene depicting scenes from everyday life in the time of Jesus
Regional nativity scene depicting a public scribe and a watermelon seller
One of the Christmas nativity scenes, entitled ‘The Nativity Scene in a Sliver of Sky Supported by an Angel’, by the artist Mario Chiarappa (1991)
Stalls selling religious items, local handicrafts and even toys
At the foot of the Montevergine Sanctuary, numerous stalls brimming with religious items and local produce
An elderly local lady selling ‘priest’s chestnuts’ outside the Basilica Nuova
The Montevergine Sanctuary, designed by the architect Florestano Di Fausto in 1952, with Mount Partenio in the background
The much-revered Sanctuary of Montevergine, founded by the hermit monk Saint William of Vercelli in 1126
A 47-metre-high bell tower, designed by the architect Florestano di Fausto, featuring a three-light window on each side
The Sanctuary of Montevergine, built in a modernised Romanesque style, stands in the Partenio mountain range at an altitude of approximately 1,270 metres above sea level
On the right is the sanctuary’s bar and restaurant, situated next to the abbey
The clock on the old bell tower of the ancient Basilica of the Sanctuary, as seen from the cloister
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Fotografie di Leonardo Bellotti