[3] During the Middle Ages the locality was positioned along the Via Francigena, and was specifically mentioned as being a stop on the itinerary of Sigeric the Serious during his journey to Rome to accept the pallium as archbishop of Canterbury.

Ignatius would later report that the Father had "given him ... to be henceforward consecrated wholly to His service," and Christ spoke the words Ego tibi Romae propitius ero ("I will be favorable to you in Rome").

[8] The site of the vision was a place of pilgrimage from the early days of the Society of Jesus, but the current form of the chapel was achieved only in the year 1700, when it was restored and decorated by the Superior General Thyrsus González de Santalla.

[11] The Cathedral of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (Italian: Cattedrale dei Sacri Cuori di Gesù e Maria) is located in La Storta.

The construction of the present-day cathedral building was abandoned in 1926, having been a project of a German Jesuit, Father Leopoldo Fonck, who intended the church to be dedicated to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque.

[12] Construction was suspended, however, and the building was not completed until Cardinal Tisserant took a personal interest and raised funds from sources including the United States.

It also includes the locality of Pian Saccoccia (piano di zona B49): here is located an unauthorized settlement for which the municipality approved a restoration plan.