At about four feet tall, this tiny saint looks genuinely relaxed through the glass of her gilt coffin. Her leathery skin has pulled back from her pearly teeth in the approximation of a smile.
Santa Rosa (Saint Rose), the patron saint of Viterbo, Italy, died in the 13th century at the age of 18 after a short life of devotion, prayer, charity, politics, and miracles. Today, her incorrupt body lies in a church bearing her name.
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| Name | Since | Distance | |||
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| Selva di Malano | 2020 | 12.3km | site_ao | ||
| Devil’s Well | 2020 | 10.4km | site_ao | ||
| Sasso Menicante (Trembling Stone) | 2020 | 7.7km | site_ao | ||
| Villa Farnese | 2019 | 14.7km | site_ao | ||
| San Martino al Cimino | 2019 | 5.8km | site_ao | ||
| Papacqua Fountain | 2018 | 10.2km | site_ao | ||
| Santa Cecilia Necropolis | 2018 | 14.2km | site_ao | ||
| Etruscan Pyramid of Bomarzo | 2018 | 14.5km | site_ao | ||
| The Moai in Vitorchiano | 2018 | 7.7km | site_ao | ||
| Tower of Chia | 2018 | 13.5km | site_ao |
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