Monte Compatri. Church of the Madonna del Castagno

Monte Compatri. Church of the Madonna del Castagno

The small church of the Madonna del Castagno was built in 1675 in Monte Compatri.

it was erected following the discovery of a painting of the Virgin and Child, owned by the Cardinal Gambara.

The brothers then erected this small church in honour of the Virgin, which has become a place of worship and pilgrimage.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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