Santuario di Poggio Bustone

The religious complex consists of two main sections: a lower sanctuary with a church and convent, and an upper sanctuary accessed through a mountain path.

Saint Francis arrived at Poggio Bustone in 1208, where the Benedictine monks provided him with a hermitage that became the foundation of the current sanctuary.

The Church of Saint James contains fifteenth-century frescoes of the Madonna and Child, representing the influence of Umbrian and Tuscan artistic traditions.

The sanctuary welcomes pilgrims with a guest house offering twenty beds in four rooms, shared bathrooms, and a dining area with kitchen facilities.

The Upper Sanctuary, known as the Cave of Revelations, features six seventeenth-century chapels along the path commemorating events from Saint Francis's life.

Location: Poggio Bustone

Founders: Francis of Assisi

Address: piazzale Missioni Francescane - Poggio Bustone (RI)

GPS coordinates: 42.50438,12.89285

Latest update: March 7, 2025 22:12