Tag Archives: Holy Week

Confraternity of Sacra Spina and Gonfalone

The oldest of the confraternities still active in Vasto is the Confraternity of the Gonfalone, based at the Collegiata di Santa Maria Maggiore. Originally dedicated to Santa Maria della Purità, it was founded at the end of the 15th century and became a part of the Archconfraternity of the Disciplinati of Rome. In the first…

Confraternity of Sacro Pio Monte dei Morti

An ancient brotherhood originally active at the church of San Pietro, the Confraternity of the Sacro Pio Monte dei Morti now gathers at the Church of Santa Filomena, the private chapel of the Palazzo Genova Rulli, recently restored and reopened for worship. The Confraternity of the Sacro Pio Monte dei Morti plays a key role…