Ancient and evocative, the hermitage and church of San Donato overlook the area of Cesana and Lentiai from above. <\/p>\n
The chapel of San Donato<\/b>, with its adjoining hermitage, is located at an altitude of 380 meters above the village of Ronchena<\/b>, in the municipality of Borgo Valbelluna. San Donato is celebrated on August 7th, and popular devotion links him to Saint Donato, Bishop and Martyr of Arezzo.<\/p>\n
Perhaps of Longobard<\/b> origin, it is first documented in 1529.<\/p>\n
The church is a simple single-nave building that narrows towards the presbytery; the oldest plaster<\/b> probably dates back to the 15th century<\/b> and is present on the wall of the presbytery, depicting a series of saints.
The Altar<\/b>, made of carved, painted, and gilded wood, can be dated between the end of the 17th and the 18th century<\/b>, with a frame enclosing a canvas by an unknown author, depicting the Madonna with Child on the throne and Saints Donato and Bartolomeo.<\/p>\n
From the church or through an independent small door, one enters the true hermitage<\/b>, consisting of two floors connected by an internal staircase<\/b>. On the ground floor, there is a room likely once used as a kitchen, and on the upper floor, following recent restorations, a usable space has been created.
On the right wall of the hall<\/b>, there is the copy of the canvas by Luigi Cima<\/b>, made by the local painter Toni Piccolotto in 1961<\/b>, depicting the Madonna of Caravaggio<\/b>, while on the counter fa\u00e7ade, there is the coat of arms<\/b> within an oval shield, likely belonging to the Bishop of Ceneda<\/b> Marcantonio Agazzi (1692-1710).<\/p>\n
From the end of the 17th century to the mid-18th century, the presence of hermits<\/b> is documented. For a long period, they belonged to the Order of Saint Augustine<\/b> and later to the Third Franciscan Order<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The hermitage is available to pilgrims by contacting the parish of Lentiai<\/u>.<\/p>\n
The church can be visited during the event “Fragments of Art in Valbelluna<\/b>” and on special occasions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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