Montepaolo is the place where St. Anthony of Padua stayed for more than a year (1121/1122) in the small Franciscan monastery.
The Saint’s hermitage stood in a different landscape to the one we see today, which has been completely destroyed by landslides over the centuries.
The friars’ dwelling was located on the high ground just a few hundred metres south of today’s Sanctuary, the ‘Grotto’ lower down, on the west side, a few hundred metres further down the slope to the east of the Samoggia River.
Sanctuary opening hours
Every day from 7.30 am to 7.30 pm.
Masses:
from 1 April to 31 October
Saturdays at 5.00 pm
Sunday at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
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