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A vision of Charlemagne led to the construction of this magnificent medieval oratory.
Bominaco is a small hamlet located about 18 miles (30 kilometers) from the regional capital of L’Aquila in the province of Latium, which boasts an extraordinary testament to 13th-century Italian religious art. Between the hamlet and the ruins of a castle are two churches that remind visitors of the site’s ancient monastic community. The Benedictine Order, centered around the powerful Abbey of Farfa, constructed a monastery here on lands gifted by Charlemagne. Established in 1263, it’s believed the oratory was built over the tomb of Saint Pellegrino of Syria.
