History
Upon opening the Vintage Residence to the public, the convent has begun its new season, keeping the centuries old ancient atmosphere and traditions alive, when...
... In the period leading up to 1600 at about a mile from the present church, an image of the Virgin Mary, considered to be a miracle, was painted on a wall wedged between four oak-tree beams. This image is now situated on the high altar of the church. For many years, this image lay inside a simple road-side shrine built with the donations and charity of the devoted and served as a shelter for travellers.
...on 8 August 1690, after having obtained all the 
necessary authorization from the Apostolic See and Cardinal Pallavicino, the bishop of Spoleto, “some curial lords born in Cereto and who at that time were practising their profession in Rome, very heatedly became involved in these affairs (…) after that during a sung Mass, Father Pierfrancesco of Piepaterno laid down the first essential stone, the second was laid down by Father Atanasio of Norcia, the third by Father Giacomo of Borgo St. Sepolcro, the fourth by Father Silvestro of Bironico, the architect of the building, the fifth by the Lord Apostolic Mayor and one by one all those who had gone there together to see the service, gave their religious
and age-old very devoted
contribution. Thence, with the utmost care, not only the building 
of the Convent but thank God also the Chorus,
the Sacristy and a new, bigger Church, so as to
increase its capacity for many people, went on...
According to the official historiography, the first building stone of the convent was laid down in 1690 by the Franciscan order, on the foundations of a previous church. To date, written evidence of what these places represented before this date has not yet been recovered, even though it appears evident from certain architectonic elements and certain structural details that it was a pre-existing place of worship and devotion that was already previously linked to the image of the Virgin of Constantinople. Some evidence dates the first church back to the high medieval period (9th-10th century). Originally it was easy to presume that a place of worship of the Etruscan era existed, probably due to the sources of water.
... in 1698, the Friars managed to obtain the bell of the church in ruins of Roccatervi, which was disputed by various communities
in the Cascia area and took it to the convent “but it isn't easy to
relate the miracles that took place in carrying the aforesaid Bell,
that weighed 1800 pounds, along very rough routes,
of mountains, hills, rocky valleys and roads that were
more than twenty miles long, due to the route taken via
Norcia and Ancarano since there was no other means of
reaching the destination... In the years thereafter, the
Convent became a training centre for monks in the
presence of the blessed... and of Father Petronio from
Bologna, named “the Saint”, a spiritual reference for the
whole country. In that period, there was a so-called
“students' residence” therein with nothing short of
25 students and 16 priests and there was even a
Provincial Chapter.
... To be continued?