On the facade is the ancient portal whose architrave has the inscription "Die. 16. iunii. 1536". The date refers, in all probability, to one of the restorations carried out on the building. The church has an irregular plan and the interior, which has been completely renovated, has a  font preserved in stone.

The only evidence of the medieval church is the portal.   In the lunette above there are fragments of a later fresco that show the figure of St. Nicholas flanked by two other characters.  The 18th-century façade has a mixtilinear crown and a central, round window. The interior, modified over the centuries and especially after the earthquake of 1706, is very simple with one room and a flat...

The small church built in honour of St. Rocco, patron saint of plague victims (together with San Sebastian), is also dedicated to the cult of the Madonna del Carmine. It was to these two saints that the population of Pettorano turned during the plague of 1656. As a thank you for sparing the small town from disease, the current church was built in the heart of the village by enlarging a...

The church, originally dedicated to Santa Maria della Vittoria was, in the post-war era, rededicated to St. Anthony and Santa Maria ad Nives, as we can see by the inscription on the entablature: BEATISSIMAE VIRGINI ET DIVO ANTONIO.

The construction of this church dates back to the 15th century by the Cantelmo family who were first ‘Counts’ and then and by the mid 16th century "Dukes" of Popoli. This was acknowledged in some papal documents dating from 1183 and 1188, by respectively the Popes Lucio III and Clement III. Over the course of time the church has not always held the title of Mother Church and, indeed in...