Well, I had never heard of Montemonaco and it was nice to come to know. I have skimmed the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and it broadly agrees with what you say. I guess there's some measure of folk tales in it, but at least the excommunication by the Inquisition is documented, wiki says, and I have no reasons to doubt. They were also taken to trial and later acquitted, and the excommunication was lifted, so it ended well for them. Also, the italian wiki does not say 'unknown plants', but 'officinal plants'.
The lake(s) is known today as Lago di Pilato (Pilate's lake), after a(nother) local legend, but anciently it was Lacum Sibillae.
Surely a suggestive find
Edit: the "Pollibastro" looks like a Viola odorata (or any similar Viola) to me. What a pity it's not a V. tricolor!
The lake(s) is known today as Lago di Pilato (Pilate's lake), after a(nother) local legend, but anciently it was Lacum Sibillae.
Surely a suggestive find
Edit: the "Pollibastro" looks like a Viola odorata (or any similar Viola) to me. What a pity it's not a V. tricolor!
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