The Shrine of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel (Italian: Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine), also called Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens[2] (Italian: Santuario della Madonna delle Galline), is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine located in Pagani, Campania, annually hosting the feast of Our Lady of the Hens.

Shrine of Saint Mary the Crowned of Carmel
called Our Lady/Madonna of the Hens[1][2]
Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine detta Madonna delle Galline[3]
Façade of the shrine
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
DistrictDiocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
ProvinceArchdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
RegionCampania
RiteRoman Rite
FestivalFeast of Our Lady of the Hens
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusShrine
PatronOur Lady of the Hens
Year consecrated1615
StatusActive
Location
LocationPagani, Campania, Italy
Geographic coordinates40°44′27″N 14°37′08″E / 40.740825°N 14.618820000000028°E / 40.740825; 14.618820000000028
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1610
Completed1615 ca.
Direction of façadeEast

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  • Istituto centrale per la DemoEtnoAntropologia, "Madonna del Carmine detta delle Galline a Pagani", Feste e tradizioni (in Italian), retrieved 18 February 2021
  • "Thomas Mary Fusco (1831–1891)". The Holy See. 7 October 2001. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  • "Pagani". Valle del Sarno. Soprintendenza Beni Archeologici Salerno-Avellino e Benevento. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2021.

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