Why pilgrims come
Understand the Marian devotion rooted in Castelpetroso
A dramatic Molise sanctuary at the site of the 1888 apparitions of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Follow the Via Matris from the basilica through the wooded mountainside to the spring and the chapel marking the place associated with the 1888 apparitions.
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
The mountain basilica
Read the long building history, begun in 1890 and completed in the twentieth century through the offerings and perseverance of pilgrims.
The Via Matris
Walk the seven-station path of Mary’s sorrows through the woods toward the apparition site.
The spring and apparition chapel
Pray at the landscape where the sanctuary preserves the memory of the 1888 reports.
Apparition timeline
1 recorded apparition dates
Reported apparitions of Our Lady of Sorrows at Castelpetroso
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.