Mogliano rises on a hill at 313 m. on the sea level and halfway between the Sibillini mountains and the Adriatic coast. The village is known for the craftsmanship of wicker used for the production of: baskets and furniture.
History
The current territory of Mogliano was inhabited in 7th and 6th centuries BC by the Piceni, as testified by the discovery of a sandstone stele with an inscription kept in the National Museum in Ancona. These people lived in villages scattered along the line of local hills; their civilization was later absorbed by the Romans, when they submitted the Piceno in the first decades of the 3rd century BC.
Since the end of the 12th century to the mid-14th century, the castle was dominated by the da Mogliano family; in 1345 Gentile da Mogliano became lord of Fermo and ruled the city until 1355, when he was defeated by Cardinal Albornoz. The latter included Mogliano in the district of Fermo within the Papal States, of which it was one of the most important castles; in 1569 Mogliano became autonomous under Pope Pius V, but in 1578 it was returned under the district of Fermo.
After Italy was conquered by the French during the French Revolutionary Wars, Mogliano was included in the Department of Tronto; in 1815, with the restoration of the Papal rule, it was returned under the Delegation of Fermo, and finally, in 1828, it joined the Delegation of Macerata.
After the annexation of the Marche to the Kingdom of Italy and the division of the Marche into four provinces, Mogliano was included in the province of Macerata.
Main sights
Santa Maria in Piazza. Church-oratory houses an altarpiece by Lorenzo Lotto, The Madonna in Glory with Saints John the Baptist, Anthony of Padua, Mary Magdalene and Joseph.
SS. Crocifisso d´Ete. The church is located at the crossroads for Montegiorgio and Francavilla d’Ete, lapped by the river Ete Morto. Building started on 11 November 1579, and the first stone was placed from the Bishop of Fermo Msgr. Pinelli, who chose the location.
Sanctuary of the SS. Crocifisso. Here is venerated an image depicting Crucified Christ Rising from the Grave fresco from the late 15th century. Following a miraculous event that happened in the year 1809, the church was rebuilt in neoclassical style by G. Lucatelli.
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