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The main historic buildings of Casalbordino the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Miracles, consecrated on 11 August 1962. It was built larger than the previous one, to meet the needs of worship of the faithful and pilgrims. The Effigy mail altar is the authentic image of the Madonna, painted shortly after appparizione in 1576. It was discovered in 1954 by prof. Terrenzio Barbone asked to arrange for construction of the sacred effigy, which was under a representation latest ..
The ancient shrine, a temple was built in neoclassical style of a Greek cross and an octagonal dome, built in 1824, designed by Torresi, built in turn on the primitive chapel, built by the then bishop John Thomas Mancino after the miracle of 'apparition of the Madonna, The inside of the shrine was richly decorated with marble, stucco and paint. Not having the shrine since the apparition of the Virgin a stable spiritual assistance was provided in 1925 to entrust it to the Benedictine monks who later began the construction of the monastery with cloister and adjoining garden. Absolutely historical and cultural rich Benedictine monastic library which contains 70,000 volumes in 5000 consisting of precious manuscripts and incunabula. Among the manuscripts, the most interesting is the "Gradual" the Prior Lorenzo Mail, dated 1507. During the visit of the Sanctuary can see beyond the crypt was restored in 1994, where you enter the place of 'appearance, a crib learning, votive offerings, where the devotees to implore or thank Our Lady, leave their votive offerings, and also a small museum contains important diocese where Bishop memorabilia donated by the Bean. In the resort St. Stephen, a few hundred meters from the sea, there are the ruins of the Monastery of Santo Stefano to Rivum Maris. This Benedictine monastery was founded in the eighth century. era of the great monastic flowering. It is assumed here that existed before a pagan temple dedicated to Neptune. In the middle of the ninth century the church suffered serious damage and was stripped of assets. Was restored by the Lombards and there was built beside a monastery entrusted to the Benedictines, the remains of the old walls are still visible (Lombard art of the tenth century). In 1257, the work of Pope Sixtus V, with St. Stephen, the Abbey of Santa Maria Ara bona, was annexed to the Roman College St. Bonaventure of Friars Minor Conventual.
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