The Church

The most significant part of the complex is the Church, a pilgrimage destination and place of prayer since the 1300s. In 1356, a sacred site is mentioned where the Our Lady of Saiano was kept, venerated, and celebrated every year. A bishop’s document from 1570 emphasizes the ancient Marian tradition of Saiano.

Inside the Church, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel, there is a plaster statue of the Our Lady (16th century) with the child sitting on her lap. Tradition tells that the statue, when transferred to the small church of Montebello, was miraculously found in Saiano every morning.”