The name first appears in 805, in a document listing inhabitants of the village of Stegiano. The villagers built their own defence: the fortified building raised in 1084 by a crossing of trade roads, with a moat and a watchtower, belonged to most of the townspeople, each holding a small share.
The sanctuary of the Madonna dei Campi began as a shrine put up by farmers and was enlarged after an apparition said to have occurred in 1586 to two shepherd girls: the Virgin appeared dressed in black, holding a breviary, hence the name Our Lady of Prayer. Beside the parish church stands the monument locals call Ol Surbù, run up in sandstone for the passage of Ferdinand I of Austria and later used by the women as a washing place.
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Next up: Saint John the Baptist, patron of the land of the Madonna dei Campi, Thursday 24 June
Nearest airport: Bergamo Orio al Serio, 5 km away
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📅 Every year, on 24 June; on 12 July the anniversary of the Madonna dei Campi apparition is celebrated
Stezzano celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June, in the church dedicated to him. On 12 July, the anniversary of the apparition of the Madonna dei Campi is celebrated, venerated in the sanctuary dedicated to her.
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