Shrine of Our Lady of the Hens

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 (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
Santuario di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine detta Madonna delle Galline
Façade of the shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Catholic Church
District	Diocese of Nocera Inferiore-Sarno
Province	Archdiocese of Salerno-Campagna-Acerno
Region	Campania
Rite	Roman Rite
Festival	Feast of Our Lady of the Hens
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Shrine
Patron	Our Lady of the Hens
Year consecrated	1615
Status	Active
Location
Location	Pagani, Campania, Italy
Geographic coordinates	40.740825°N 14.618820000000028°E / 40.740825; 14.618820000000028
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1610
Completed	1615 ca.
Direction of façade	East

See also

• Catholic Marian church buildings
• Shrines to the Virgin Mary

References

Works cited

• 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.

Further reading

• "Our Lady of the Hens!". Clutha Leader. Vol. 7, no. 368. Balcutha. 29 October 1880. p. 7. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2021 – via Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand.
• Hughes, Jessica (13 May 2014). "Votive chickens". The Votives Project. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
• Matthews, Jeff (November 2015). "The 7 Madonnas of Campania". Naples: Life, Death & Miracles. Retrieved 18 February 2021.