[2] First documented in a papal bull of 1183 by Pope Lucius III, it was used as a washhouse by the women of nearby Pescocostanzo in 1536 and as a military base by the Germans during World War II.
[3] The hermitage consists of the worship church and a residential area, both located at an angle and carved into the rock.
[2] The interior features a small column at the entrance and the remains of an altar, with a nearby niche that once held a stone statue of the saint, now preserved in the church of Madonna del Rosario, along with decorative marble slabs.
[3] The residential area, historically used as a shelter by shepherds during transhumance, is spread over two floors, each comprising two interconnected rooms.
[3] The upper floor is at the same level as the church and features a barrel vault, remnants of a stone seat, a round niche, and two splayed windows.