Sasso Mobile

The area of Rasiglio was once divided into two parishes: Rasiglio and Monte Polo. The community of Rasiglio is first mentioned in a decree issued by the Senate of Bologna in 1233 while Monte Polo once boasted a hilltop church, Saint Mary’s, and a castle which would later be conquered by the Viscounts and destroyed. In 1398, Guido da Monte Polo, commanding a troop of 150 men, led an allied army comprised of Bolognese, Florentines, and supporters of the Houses of Gonzaga and Este in a war against the Viscounts of Milan. In the 18th century, the Church of Saint Mary’s of Monte Polo was destroyed by a rockslide and the two parishes were united. The material recuperated from the ruins of the church were utilized for re-enforcing the structure of Saint Andrew’s Church of Rasiglio, giving it its present name dedicating it to both Saints Mary and Andrew. The Doric interior contains a presbytery whose half-domed ceiling is supported by four columns. There are three altars, the largest of which contains and altarpiece depicting Saints Andrew, Lucia and Rocco