The sanctuary of Santa Maria della Sorresca is the oldest building in Sabaudia and its history begins with the Roman Empire. In fact, here there was a villa that dates back to the 1st century AD.
Later transformed by the Benedictine monks in the sixth century into a first convent.
In the twelfth century the complex was arranged in Romanesque style and the small bell tower was built by transforming a watchtower and the monastery was active until the arrival of Napoleon. The current form is given by a further modification in more recent times.
The church is located on the shores of Lake Paola at the beginning of the Annunziata arm and the name 'Sorresca' comes from the word 'surrectum' which indicated a canal.
Inside the church there is a wooden statue of a Madonna and Child from the thirteenth century which is celebrated every year on the Monday after Pentecost with a procession that starts from San Felice Circeo.
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