The places of worship of Elba, churches, hermitages, hermitages, parishes
In Elba there are many churches , sanctuaries , hermitages, parish churches and various places of worship. The island not only has coasts, reserves and natural landscapes, but also preserves a cultural and environmental heritage of great value.
His places of worship are scattered throughout the Island of Elba, with frescoes and sculptures present in his churches , the remains of Roman churches, hermitages and monasteries in the places more remote and hidden than Elba.
Churches and sanctuaries on the Island of Elba
Sanctuary Madonna of the Mountain
The Madonna of the Mountain is the most famous and ancient sanctuary on the island of Elba. The place on ...
Waldensian Evangelical Temple (Rio Marina)
The first presence of an evangelical community in Rio Marina dates back to 1853, but the Waldensian church valdese was ...
Santa Chiara Marciana Marina Church
History and description of the church of Santa Chiara Marciana Marina The church of Santa Chiara Marciana Marina dates back ...
Hermitage Saint Francis Xavier
The Hermitage The Hermitage of Saint Francis Xavier was inhabited by Franciscan friars, first by hermits in black habit and ...
Rio Elba Church of San Giacomo
Church of San Giacomo and Quirico Rio Elba Rio Elba the church of San Giacomo erected during the Pisan dominion ...
Hermitage of San Cerbone (Poggio)
The Hermitage of San Cerbone is located on the slopes of Monte Capanne, at a height of 530 m asl, ...
Pieve di San Michele Church in Capoliveri
Church of San Michele Pieve di San Michele, an ancient church located in Capoliveri, was built in the first half ...
Pieve Church of San Lorenzo (Marciana)
San Lorenzo Church The Parish Church of San Lorenzo (church) in Marciana was built around 1150 , during the Pisan ...
Parish church of San Giovanni
Parish Church of San Giovanni in San Piero The Parish Church of San Giovanni Battista is located on the road ...
Oratory of San Rocco in San Piero
Oratory built by the Spaniards It was built in 1631 (AD MDCXXXI is reported on the granite portal) it is ...
Rio Marina Church of San Rocco
The church of Rio Marina dedicated to San Rocco is the most representative place of worship in the town, and ...
Hermitage of Santa Caterina
Hermitage Santa Caterina, a centuries-old place of meditation The Hermitage of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria (Rio Elba), is a centuries-old place ...
Portoferraio Cathedral Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Cathedral of Portoferraio is dedicated to the Nativity of the Beata Vergine Marina and was built in 1549, the ...
Madonna of the Grazie
Sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie In the sixteenth century it was the seat of Augustinian monks, who still officiated ...
Our Lady of Good Counsel
The small church Oratory of the Madonna del Buon Consiglio is located in Campobagnolo Lavacchio on the old road that ...
Santo Stefano at Trane Church
The church of Santo Stefano at Magazzini, known as 'alle Trane', currently constitutes the most notable example of religious Romanesque ...
Church of San Rocco (Portoferraio)
The Church of San Rocco has been officiated since 1804 by the Confraternity of Mercy, and had annexed the eighteenth-century ...
Church of San Nicolò San Piero
The church of San Nicolò is located in San Piero, in Piazzale Belvedere or Facciatoja.The church, originally dedicated to Saints ...
Madonna of Lacona
Sanctuary of the Madonna della Neve or Madonna di Lacona The sanctuary of the Madonna della Neve also called Madonna ...
Church of Sant’Ilario
Description of the Church of Sant'Ilario The church of Sant'Ilario is inserted in the walls of the Pisan fortifications, with ...
Capoliveri Church of Santa Maria Assunta
The Capoliveri church is located at the highest point of the town, Santa Maria Assunta, also known as “Santissima Annunziata” ...
Church of San Niccolò
The Church of San Niccolò in Poggio was probably built in the 12th century and is characterized by its dual ...
Church of Santa Maria – Piane al Canale
The church of Santa Maria alle Piane al Canale is part of a group of small sacred buildings (San Frediano ...
Church of San Marco of the Grotte
The church of San Marco to the Caves was built in 1619, in memory of an episode of the wars ...
Church SS. Annunziata (Rio Marina)
Rural oratory (Church of SS. Annunziata), under the patronage of Giuseppe Passameliti, was built in 1844, as a votive offering ...
Church of San Giacomo Maggiore (Porto Azzurro)
The church of San Giacomo Maggiore is located inside the fort of the same name above Porto Azzurro . The ...
Church of San Defendente in Poggio
The Church of San Defendente was built at the beginning of the 16th century. , belonged to the brotherhood of ...
Madonna of Monserrato
The sanctuary of Monserrato was erected on a rocky ridge located in the middle of the valley, on the sides ...
Marciana Church of Santa Caterina
The Church of Marciana was built in the 16th century. on the site where there was an older chapel which ...
Church of the Madonna Carmine (Porto Azzurro)
The church of Madonna del Carmine in Porto Azzurro was born to serve the inhabitants of the marina who in ...
Church of the Most Holy Sacrament (Portoferraio)
Church of the Holy Sacrament located inside the historic center of Portoferraio, was built in 1551, its current appearance is ...
Church of Saints Sebastian and Fabiano (Marciana)
Church of Santi Sebastiano e Fabiano a Marciana in 1572 was remembered as the church of Corpus Domini, it is ...
Church of the Eternal Father and the Holy Trinity (Rio Elba)
Church of the Eternal Father sacred building with an imposing portico facing the entrance, located in the locality of Padreterno, ...
Church of SS. Trinity Sant’Ilario
Church of SS. Trinity - Anime of Purgatorio Chapel Among the churches and altars that were built in the eighteenth ...
Church of San Liborio (Marciana)
The dating of the chapel of San Liborio , is not certain, for some dating to the 11th-12th century, for ...
Chapel of the Annunciation (Portoferraio)
The Annunziata Chapel (Portoferraio) Begun in 1581, originally in a hexagonal shape with a dome, it was enlarged thanks to ...
Church of the Sacred Heart of Mary (Porto Azzurro)
The Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Mary is located in Porto Azzurro, adjacent to that of the Madonna del ...
San Cristino Church of Mercy (Portoferraio)
Seat of the brotherhood of the same name, it houses the relics of San Cristino, to whom the church is ...
Church of Santa Lucia Montemarsale Portoferraio
Church of Santa Lucia The Church of Santa Lucia is located on a hillock slightly higher than 200 meters and ...
Churches of San Niccolò Poggio
Churches of Santa Maria – Piane al Canale
Churches of San Nicolò San Piero
Pieve of San Michele Capoliveri