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GETSEMANI SPIRITUALITY HOUSE

Via Getsemani, 6 - 84047 Capaccio-Paestum (SA)

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TRANSPORTS

  • CAR

    Via A1/E45 or A24, exit Battipaglia, follow SS18 Tirrena Inferiore, SS166 and SP13a towards Via Getsemani in Capaccio

  • BUS

    Take line 5320 “Salerno - aut.- Battipaglia – Capaccio - Roccadaspide” and get off at the Via Petrala stop. Continue on foot for 36 minutes

  • TRAIN

    Take the regional train to Cosenza and get off at the “Capaccio Roccadaspide” stop. Reach the bus stop and continue with line 5320

A place of peace and prayer in modern times

The Sanctuary is the brainchild of Prof. Luigi Gedda, who, after giving a lecture in the Diocese of Vallo della Lucania, went to the hills of Cilento to pray Virgin Mary. From that beautiful place, which offers a magnificent panoramic view of the Gulf of Salerno, the Professor's initiative to create a spirituality centre for the Churches of southern Italy began. In Rome, he proposed his idea to Dr. Mario Cristallini (Administrator of the Getsemani Foundation) and Architect Ildo Avetta (author of the Getsemani Sanctuary in northern Italy). In the spring of 1956, planning began, with the specific obligation to maintain all the ancient oak trees. The workers on the project (bricklayers, carpenters, electricians, etc.) were mostly local, and many of them, now elderly, remember that period with pride.

The Sanctuary was built on two floors: the upper church is surmounted by a dome with polychrome stained glass windows. In the lower church there is the striking marble statue of Jesus praying in Getsemani and, on the walls, artistic ceramics depicting saints venerated in southern Italy.

The entire complex is located in a park, where the paths of the Stations of the Cross and the Rosary are located, and where there is also a modern stone amphitheatre. In front of the Sanctuary one can admire the bronze statue of Virgin Mary of the Moon, placed there in 1970, shortly after the first men landed on the Moon. In addition to the crypt where the statue of Christ is placed, there is the Virgin of the Assumption, which reaches a height of five metres, and the Immolated Lamb, placed above the high altar in the centre of the church.

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  • Getsemani in Aramaic means “olive press” and was a small olive grove just outside the old city of Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives, where Jesus Christ, according to the Gospels, withdrew after the Last Supper, before being betrayed by Judas and arrested. We read in the Gospel that Jesus, after the Last Supper, left Jerusalem together with the Apostles and went to a garden (called Getsemani) where Jesus often retired with his disciples.
  • Consisting of two buildings, the first one, with a curved body, which opens onto the view of the Gulf of Salerno and the island of Capri, houses the living room, refectory and two classrooms for small groups. There are 60 double or single rooms on the three floors. The second building, with a V-shaped body, contains a further 25 rooms on three floors.
  • Outside, a large garden surrounds the Sanctuary and is divided into two paths. The first is dedicated to the Stations of the Cross. Halfway along the route, you can admire a large amphitheatre, which during the summer hosts numerous pilgrims for the Eucharistic celebration. The second route, on the other hand, is dedicated to the mysteries of the Rosary.
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Glimpses and perspectives

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