Hermit of Santa Maria della Stella

Hermit of Santa Maria della Stella or Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Stella (in English: Sanctuary of Saint Mary of the Star) is an Italian hermitage, sited in a natural cave at Pazzano (Calabria) on Monte Stella in Calabria, Italy.

There is a 16th-century statue of Madonna in marble and Byzantine frescos representing saints.

In the 15th century, it became independent from San Giovanni Theristis monastery and Basilians abandoned the sanctuary.

Every year, on the 15th of August it celebrates the assumption of the Virgin Mary.

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