Savelli Religious: The Oldest Vatican Gift Shop in St. Peter’s Square Since 1898

Religious items have been taken by millions of pilgrims, travelers and believers to places of their spiritual renewal, to sites of their spiritual experiences and to places where they can buy sacred items to take back home to their families and to their churches. Savelli Religious is a shop situated in the middle of St. Peter’s Square. As the oldest and the most historic Vatican shop, it has been serving believers from all over the world for over 125 years. The shop was founded by Savelli family in 1898 and is still run by them.

Over 125 Years of History and Heritage

It was the turn of the century when the Religious shop Savelli Religious was founded by the Savelli family. Today the shop is run by the same family and has been a constant in the history of the city for over 125 years.

Located at the bottom of the Colonnade in St. Peter’s Square, the shop is opposite the Basilica of St. Peter and is for many, their very first stop when visiting the Vatican. Many generations of families, of clergy, of Popes and of international Dignitaries have shopped here.

Master Craftsmanship: Authentic Made-in-Italy Sacred Art
Religious articles are of the highest quality. The materials and the workmanship have been chosen by skilled artisans throughout Italy. Each item has been made with great care and attention to detail in order to produce a beautiful Religious Art Article that will be treasured for many years.

The Curated Collection Includes:

Exquisite Rosaries: Sterling Silver, 18k Gold, Gemstones, Murano Glass and Italian Olive Wood – treasured for generations to come.

Fine Religious Jewelry: Elegant Saint medals, dainty Cross pendants, handsome Crucifixes, and beautiful Devotional rings that allow the faithful to carry their spiritual devotion with them every day.

Handcrafted Roman Mosaics: Roman Mosaics for your home or church. These beautiful pieces have been created using the ancient Roman technique of making micro-mosaics.

Devotional & Sacred Art: Hand-carved wooden statues, bronze crucifixes, liturgical vessels and other pieces of sacred artwork that can be placed in your home, to adorn your home altar, to bring the beauty of the church to your chapel or to simply be displayed in your home.

Bringing St. Peter’s Square to the World

But Savelli Religious also carries all items in this web site, so that millions of believers worldwide can also buy here online all devotional objects that are offered for sale in the St. Peter’s Square store.

We have a great number of customers from all around the world. There are from North America buying a baptismal gift, from South America buying a wedding rosary, and from Asia buying an ordination cross. All of our customers receive the same treatment and respect for the high artistic standards that we hold. This is true for all of our customers whether they are buying in our store or from around the world via our website.

A Sacred Tradition: The Papal Blessing Service
Savelli Religious is the only distributor of Sacred Art worldwide that can provide a unique and deeply spiritual service that connects the buyer to the Holy See.

The Complimentary Papal Blessing Service

Any item purchased from Savelli Religious for use in devotion (even purchased on line) can be taken to a Papal Audience in St. Peter’s Square to receive a general blessing from the Pope before being packaged and shipped to the buyer’s door worldwide.

All items bought in our Vatican Gift Shop in St Peter’s Square can be taken to receive a General Blessing from the Pope at a Papal Audience in St Peter’s Square. This is a free service and the items are then returned to the customer and sent worldwide.

A Continuing Legacy of Faith
Join us in our 125 year old Tradition of Faith, Art and Heritage when you shop at Savelli Religious in St Peter’s Square or on-line.