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Grottaferrata

Grottaferrata () is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, situated on the lower slopes of the Alban Hills, southeast of Rome. It has grown up around the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata, founded in 1004. Nearby communes include Frascati, Rocca di Papa, Marino and Rome.

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Grottaferrata is a town near Rome in the Alban Hills that developed around an abbey founded in 1004. It remains notable as a historical settlement centered on this medieval religious institution, the Abbey of Santa Maria di Grottaferrata.

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Italian comune.name: Grottaferrata
Italian comune.official_name: Comune di Grottaferrata
Italian comune.image_skyline: Grottaferrata centro.jpg
Italian comune.image_caption: Corso del Popolo
Italian comune.image_shield: Grottaferrata-Stemma.svg
Italian comune.region: Lazio
Italian comune.metropolitan_city: Rome (RM)
Italian comune.frazioni: Molara, Squarciarelli, Valleviolata, Valle Marciana
Italian comune.mayor: Mirko Di Bernardo
Italian comune.area_total_km2: 18.4
Italian comune.population_total: 20636
Italian comune.population_as_of

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==History== The history of Grottaferrata identifies largely with that of the Basilian Monastery of Santa Maria, founded here in 1004 by Saint Nilus the Younger. The founding legend narrates that, at the spot where the abbey now stands, the Virgin Mary appeared and bade him found a church in her honour.