The Way of Saint Peter the Hermit: here are the rings you can follow

The Way of Saint Peter the Hermit is made up of three rings that follow the traces of the pilgrimage of Saint Peter the Hermit.

It extends in the Apennine area on the border between Abruzzo and Lazio, crossing the provinces of L’Aquila, Rieti, Frosinone and part of the metropolitan city of Lazio.

The start of the path is located in Rocca di Botte, in western Marsica, birthplace of Saint Peter the hermit during the 11th century. Also known as the “traveling knight”, Saint Peter the hermit crossed these places spreading the Christian faith, visiting the villages of the Cavaliere plain and the upper Aniene valley.

It is said that he died of privation around 1052 in Trevi in Lazio. Venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, he is the patron saint of Rocca di Botte and Trevi nel Lazio, two twinned municipalities.

Some relics are kept in the places of worship of various centers in the Sacco valley and Ciociaria, involved in the creation of the third ring of this natural and spiritual journey.

Here are the rings included in the Saint’s Path

1st ring / The Way of Saint Peter the Hermit – Ring of Evangelization

• Rocca di Botte – Arsoli km 70,77 (usable)
  • stage 1: Rocca di Botte-Carsoli km 18,2
  • stage 2: Carsoli-Tufo km 11,42
  • stage 3: Tufo-Collalto Sabino km 11
  • stage 4: Collalto Sabino-Vivaro Romano km 15,45
  • stage 5: Vivaro Romano-Arsoli km 14,7

2nd ring / The Way of Saint Peter the Hermit – Comparatico ring

• Arsoli – Rocca di Botte km 78,4 (usable)
  • stage 6: Arsoli-Cervara di Roma 17
  • stage 7: Cervara di Roma-Subiaco km 14
  • stage 8: Subiaco-Trevi nel Lazio km 17,4
  • stage 9: Trevi nel Lazio-Vallepietra-Santuario della Santissima Trinità-Rocca di Botte km 30

3rd ring / Ring of Posthumous Miracles

• Fiuggi – Trevi nel Lazio km 91 (under construction)
  • The route involves crossing the municipal territories of Fiuggi, Acuto, Ferentino (Porciano), Anagni, Alatri, Vico nel Lazio, Guarcino, Filettino e Trevi nel Lazio

Photo by Marica Massaro, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.