Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei Church

Address: Santuario della Beata Vergine del Rosario, Piazza Bartolo Longo 1, 80045 Pompei (NA), Italy

Website: http://www.santuario.it/

Hours: Daily (check site for service times and visiting hours)

Admission: Free entry to the basilica

The Shrine of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompei is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine located in the town of Pompei, Campania, Italy, and was founded in the late 19th century by Bartolo Longo. It is an established pilgrimage destination for Catholic devotees.

The basilica and associated devotional spaces attract pilgrims for Mass, votive offerings and Marian devotions; the shrine complex includes a large church building and facilities for pilgrims. The site is visited both by local worshippers and by international pilgrims who travel to Pompei for religious ceremonies and anniversaries.

The shrine was established and promoted by Bartolo Longo in the late 1800s as part of a movement to restore popular Marian devotion in the area; it was developed over subsequent decades with donations and building campaigns that enlarged the church and facilities. Over time the shrine became institutionalized within Catholic pilgrimage networks.

Geographically the shrine stands in the modern town of Pompei in Campania, near the famous archaeological ruins of Pompeii and the slopes of Mount Vesuvius on Italy’s Bay of Naples. It serves both the local population and visitors to the wider Vesuvius-Naples region.

• Founder and date: Founded and developed in the late 19th century by Bartolo Longo, the shrine grew into a major Catholic pilgrimage site in Campania.

From Naples take the Circumvesuviana local train (Napoli Garibaldi station) on the Naples-Sorrento line to Pompei Scavi-Villa dei Misteri station; the Shrine (Santuario di Pompei) is then a short walk (about 10-15 minutes) from that station. By car, follow the A3/E45 motorway from Naples toward Salerno and take the Pompei exit - Pompei is roughly 25-30 km southeast of Naples.

• Use the Pompei Santuario Circumvesuviana stop to reach the Shrine directly - it drops you a short walk from the complex and avoids a longer approach from the ruins station.
• Visit early morning or late afternoon to avoid the midday crowds and to see the devotional ex‑voto displays with softer light; combine the shrine visit with the nearby museum and the devotional walkways that many visitors miss.