The Eremo di San Cataldo (Hermitage of San Cataldo) is a

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church and hermitage complex perched on a steep rocky outcropping outside of the town of

Esanatoglia Esanatoglia is a town and ''comune'' in the Marche, Italy. History According to the legend, Esus, the Celtic God of war, would be the origin of the name of the Esino river, on whose shores a town, ''Aesa'', is presumed to have been founded in Ro ...

, province of Macerata, in the region of

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

, Italy. The site is dedicated to St

Catald Catald of Taranto (also Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cathaldus, Cat(t)aldo, Cathal; fl. 7th century) was an Irish monk. Biography Cataldus was born in Munster and became the disciple and successor of Carthage in the famous School of Lismore, County Wa ...

History

The hermitage is documented in local statutes by 1324. It appears to have utilize stone from the site for construction. The present church was completed in the 18th century and has a baroque wooden altar. The complex includes some buildings used by the local monks. The lateral chapels have frescoes. The site was restored after the 1997 earthquake, with work completed in 2005.Website of La Valle del Pensare
a project: ''Lungo il corso del Potenza'' sponsored by 10 towns of the Province of Macerata.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cataldo Esanatoglia 14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy

Roman Catholic churches in the Marche