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The 13th century Hermitage of St Erasmus in Roccagorga
The Hermitage of Sant'Erasmo stands 850 m above sea level, about 5 km from the centre of Roccagorga, at the far northern edge of the municipal territory. It is a 13th-century complex — a church and a hermitage — that has been converted into a hospitality facility.
A church with arrow slits
The complex originated in the 13th century as a hermitage. The church, dedicated to St Erasmus — patron saint of Roccagorga — was built at a later date, slightly farther away. It has a rectangular floor plan with thick walls and small arrow slits, pointing to its probable original purpose, that of a military rather than religious building. Inside, there is a statue of the saint and a fresco behind the main altar.
The Ginetti aqueduct
There is a spring near the hermitage fed by rainwater flowing down from Mount Pizzone, on the border with Carpineto Romano. In the 17th century, the Ginetti family had an aqueduct built to carry that water supply all the way to the old village centre.
