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Church · Pietramelara (CE)

Hermitage of Frate Janne

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 847 m

On Monte Maggiore, about a thousand metres above Pietramelara, the chapel of the Hermitage of Frate Janne, linked to the charcoal burners.

At an altitude of about a thousand metres on Monte Maggiore, not far from the Hermitage of San Salvatore, stands the Hermitage of Frate Janne, in the territory of Pietramelara. Tradition has it that it was built in the 14th century by Brother Giovanni, known as Fradejanne, a French hermit monk who arrived with the Angevins, so that the mountain's charcoal burners could attend Mass.The chapel, restored in 1986, consists of a single room where the Madonna di Fradejanne is venerated. We love the simplicity of this place, which tells of hard work in the woods and the faith of mountain people. We suggest reaching it on a hike, combining the visit with the nearby hermitage.

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