The sanctuary of the Madonna of the Roses is also called the "Most Holy Mother" .
It is situated in the lower part of Piglio and there Our Lady of the Roses is venerated with great devotion.
The image of the Madonna is set on a rock and protected by a votive chapel.
Every year on October 30, in memory of the liberation from the plague of 1656 that decimated the population Piglio celebrates the Madonna.
The feast starts with a solemn procession that carries the statue of the Madonna of the Roses from the church of Santa Maria Assunta, through the town to the shrine.
In the sanctuary, there is a fresco of the fourteenth century depicting the Madonna and Child with a book in hand, the sacred procession vestments, crosses, lanterns and banners, many votive offerings and the wooden statue of Our Lady of the Roses with child Jesus in her arms.
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