Santuario di San Bernardino da Siena

The Sanctuary of San Bernardino of Siena is in the countryside in the hamlet of Castiglioni. Once called “Castro Leone” belonged to the Diocese of Ascoli. Near the sanctuary there was a church of the XIV century, dedicated to San Francesco al Gallo, now completely destroyed. You do not know the date of the erection of the parish of Santa Maria della Pieve, but there archival document of 1599. On July 14, 1963, the bishop of Ascoli, Msgr. Marcello Morgante, entrusted to the Capuchins of Offida charge of the parish of Santa Maria della Pieve. In the sanctuary is blessed oil considered beneficial against pain and against tumors of the area called “growing evil.” The saint’s day is celebrated on May 20.