The Sanctuary of Mentorella is thought to be the oldest of its kind in Italy dedicated to Our Lady (12th-13th C.). Its origins are still cloaked in legend.
It is a small and suggestive complex which sits at an altitude of 1020 metres. It enjoys a splendid view over the valley of Giovenzano.
The Sanctuary is composed of a convent, a church, a chapel and a small cemetery. Restoration work carried out in 1969 has helped to give the Sanctuary a more welcoming appearance.
In 1972 the 18th-century organ was also restored.
As part of its artistic heritage, the Sanctuary houses a golden metallic fragment. The front is decorated with elegant arabesques and the series of twelve Apostles and twelve Prophets.
The back features engravings of twenty-two figures which probably represent Bishops and Abbots, who form a crown around Gregory the Great.
The Sanctuary also holds the relics of around two hundred Saints, two objects of rare artistic elegance in the shape of candlesticks (perhaps 14th-century Arab artwork), a large, finely-decorated silver processional cross (15th C.) and a rare, bronze candelabrum with seven branches upon an octagonal marble base (14th C.). 

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