The Hermitage of Soffiano (Italian: Eremo di Soffiano) consists of a few rough structures, mainly a wall, underneath a rockface in the mountains outside of Sarnano, province of Macerata, Marche, Italy.
History Documentation recalls the donation of land to a hermit monk in 1101, for him and his companions to erect a chapel and live in isolation.Tourism site of the Comune of Sarnano. The site has since been linked to St Francis of Assisi of his companions, the blessed Umile and Liberato, which tradition holds, either lived and/or died at this site. Some speculate the biography of Liberato da Loro (Anonimo di Soffiano), Umile and Pacifico of Actus beati Francisci et sociorum eius/I Fioretti di San Francesco was written here. The primitive structures present in 2016 were built this century; the hermitage likely included wooden structures making rooms. Excavations at the site uncovered burials.I Luoghi del Silenzio, entry on Eremo.
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