An original walk combining nature, history and spirituality through the places of the legend 'of the Winged Mule', depicted in an ancient fresco, preserved in the Basilica of SS Quattro Coronati in Rome, with the stories of Constantine.
An original walk combining nature, history and spirituality through the places of the legend 'of the Winged Mule', represented in an ancient fresco, preserved in the Basilica of SS Quattro Coronati in Rome, with the stories of Constantine.
The story goes that the Emperor, sick with leprosy, was advised in a dream to turn to a hermit saint who lived on Mount Soratte.
Reached by the imperial messengers, Sylvester, the future Pope, jumped on the back of a mule and in 'four leaps' reached Constantine who, after being baptised, was cured.
Along the route, traces, stories and curiosities from the places of the legend and beyond can be found.
Stages
- Sant'Oreste: Mount Soratte and the Hermitage of San Silvestro, Bunker Soratte
- Rignano Flaminio: Church of the Saints Abbondio and Abbondanzio, Old-Town Centre, Museum of Urban Culture and Traditions, Town Hall and Chapel of the Crucifix, Ancient Via Flaminia
- Magliano Romano
- Morlupo
- Castelnuovo Di Porto
- Riano
- Sacrofano
- Malborghetto
- Rome: Saxa Rubra, Piazzale Flaminio, Milvian Bridge, Church of the Santi Quattro Coronati