Stock Photo: Shrine Of Nostra Signora Della Guardia
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The courtyard of the shrine. On September 22, 1985 the shrine was visited by Pope John Paul II. On May 18, 2008 the shrine was visited by Pope Benedict XVI. The “Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia†is a Catholic place of pilgrimage and is located on the top of Mount Figogna The name “Guardia†in Italian means “watch†and the shrine is so called because the Mount Figogna, in the Middle Ages was a strategic observation post.
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