Forno di Pio Santamaria, Ascoli Piceno

Forno di Pio Santamaria: what to see nearby

In the historic center of Ascoli Piceno, in the area between San Tommaso and Porta Romana in Ascoli Piceno, the convent of the Suore Pie Operaie dell'Immacolata Concezione houses the museum and library devoted to Francesco Antonio Marcucci. The building was built in the second half of the 18th century by the architect Maggi and is still home to a religious institute for the education of young people.

Marcucci, born in 1717 into a patrician family of Ascoli, was bishop of Montalto from 1770 and vicegerent of Rome from 1774, and founded the order of the Pie Operaie. The permanent exhibition traces his life and work, tells the story of the founding of the city's first elementary school for girls and displays the books he wrote to teach the sisters, among paintings and antique furniture.