The spectacular hermitage of San Bartolomeo in Legio, one of the many rock hermitages amongst the Majella’s peaks, sits on the side of a cliff overlooking the valley of Santo Spirito. In the Middle Ages, hermits dug an entrance through the rock and carved the steps that lead to a small chapel which still preserves traces of medieval frescoes, specifically a fresco of Jesus Christ and one of the Virgin, located just above the door. At the back, small rooms served as dormitories for the pious. Peter of Morrone, later elected…
