The “Collegiata Insigne” of San Simeone, built in the 16th century with a single nave, was consecrated on 22 April 1574. In the 18th century, following the Baroque modifications of the time, the Collegiate Church of San Simeone was enriched with a marvellous coffered ceiling by the Neapolitan Remigio Sabbatini, painted and decorated by the Alvitan Mattia Noletti [...].
The Sanctuary of San Donato: Faith, Art and History in the Heart of the Val di Comino The Sanctuary of San Donato, located in the village of the same name in San Donato Val di Comino, is one of the oldest and most heartfelt centres of spirituality in southern Lazio. A place of pilgrimage for thousands of years, the Sanctuary blends early medieval roots with the splendour of the [...]
The Church of Saints John the Baptist and Evangelist in Gallinaro: History and Baroque Splendour The Church of Saints John the Baptist and Evangelist is one of Gallinaro's most fascinating monuments. A true treasure chest of art and faith, the building stands in a dominant position, built in the Middle Ages directly on the ramparts and walls of the primitive local castle. [...]
The Hermitage of the Holy Spirit, or Hermitage of the Holy Trinity, is located in the Municipality of Roccasecca, right at the beginning of the Roccasecca-Casalvieri road (the “Tracciolino”), where the narrow Melfa Valley meets the Liri Valley, on the steep slopes of Mount S. Nicola, a few kilometres from the other very interesting hermitage of S. Angelo Asprano, near Caprile. [...]
Saint Blaise, lived in Armenia (Asia Minor) between the 3rd and 4th centuries. He was a doctor and was appointed bishop of his city, Sebaste. Because of his faith he was beheaded by the Romans. His body was buried in Sebaste, but in 732 he was shipped to Rome. Due to a storm the [...]
The Archaeological Area of San Marciano in Atina: Between the Legend of St Mark Galileo and Early Christian Discoveries According to tradition, under the Emperor Domitian (81-96 A.D.), near the northern outskirts of Atina, before the ancient Roman road began its ascent towards the already pre-Roman city, St Mark Galileo was martyred. According to tradition [...]
The Church of Our Lady of Peace stands on the ruins of a Roman temple dedicated to Bacchus. Proof of this is an epigraph, quoted in ancient sources, now lost. On 29 July, in memory of the terrible cholera that brought death and suffering to Montattico in 1837, the Madonna della Pace is venerated [...].
The parish church of the Colle district; it had existed since 1078 and, together with the church of S. Simeone, was the nucleus around which the settlement of the Alvito “valley” grew. In 1632, it was the seat of the company of St Charles, with «the abbot parish priest of one hundred and twenty scudi annually, and three chaplains» (G. P. M. Castrucci); destroyed by [...].
The Church of San Nicandro is located in the Borgo di Vicalvi, along the Vandra state road and near the crossroads to Alvito. It was built at the beginning of the 4th cent. - in the Constantinian era, after the Edict of Milan in 313 - by Bishop Maximus of Atina to honour the Saint who was martyred under [...].