The sanctuary of the Madonna del Giglio is located outside the village of Cellerano di Ischia di Castro and is located above a source of beneficial water.
It was built to protect the frescoes of the sacred image of a Madonna and a scene from the Resurrection.
A legend has it that a woman nursing a baby in a lily field appeared to a shepherd boy looking for a lost sheep.
Our Lady told him to build a church where a lily would bloom in the middle of winter.
This story gave the shrine its name. And the same lily is also in the symbol of the Farnese family who ruled these territories for many years.
The plant dates back to the early 1400s but today's result is the succession of interventions that have taken place in various eras.
It has a single nave with an open facade wall.
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