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Petriolo is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 45 kilometres south of Ancona and about 9 kilometres south of Macerata. As of 31 October 2018, it had a population of 1 928 abitant and an area of 15.6 square kilometres .[3]

History
The oldest documentation regarding Petriolo can be found in the "Liber Laergtorium" of Gregorio di Catalino, a monk who lived sometimes between 1060 and 1130, who collected in several volumes, the documents of the Farfa Abbey, recording the concessions of goods given in emphyteusis by the abbots. However, already in the year 705 we are sure that the "Fundo Peturiolo" existed. Fundus, according to some, stood for "curtis" or "villa" and the place-name "Peturiolo" derived from Praetoriolum losing its "r" through dissimilation, and short for praetorium meaning "home of the priest" originally and later "palazzo" or "stately country home". Due to the nearness of the ancient Urbs Salvia, about 5 km away, one is led to belive that an influential citizen, either civilian or military, built his villa or his praetoriolum here from which would derive the present name Petriolo. The old castle was probably built by the Farfensi Benedictine monks on its ruins. According to documents that go back to the year 1000, the present territory of Petriolo was at the time the property of the bishop of Fermo, who had received it from a certain Butto (or Buttolo), who had bought it from the Benedictine monks, important owners of lands, in the period in which they were going through a crisis due to internal conflict. In 1070 the bishop of Fermo sold it (together with its holdings) to Grimaldo, a wealthy gentleman of the area and son of Attone dei Nobili della Marca:it is to this man who we attribute the foundation of the castle of Petriolo. In 1264 d.C. Manfredi di Svevia, irritated by the disloyalty of his son, Gentile di Nobile di Petriolo who refused to remain Ghibelline,order the desctruction of the castle and the deportation of its inhabitans to nearby Montolmo, however, due to reason unknown to us today, fortunately this didn't happen. It wasn't by chance that the castle was built on this particular site. From its overhangis

Geography
Nestled between the valley of Fiastra and the valley of the Cremone at an altitude of 271 m a.s.l., Petriolo is situated in a position from which one has a view that goes from the summits of Sibillini Mountains to the west (with the peaks of lace three bishops, Monterotondo, Pizzo della Regina, Sibilla, Vector), to the east the Adriatic Sea and in the north the profile of Macerata. This is the frame of a characteristic landscape in its great variety of which you can enjoy the full overlooking Piazza San Martino.

Climate
The climate of Petriolo is characteristic of the hilly area of the inside of the marches and has both mediterranean sections that continental sections. The winter is usually cold and rainy; the mists are anything but infrequent and The snowfalls are, although rare, at times very intense and abundant.

The castle
View of the vicinity of the ancient Urbs Salvia, about 5 km, you may think that an influential citizen, civil or military that both, built his villa or his praetoriolum, from which derives the current name Petriolo. The old castle was probably built by the Benedictine monks of the Farfensi monks on its ruins. From documents dating back to the year 1000, the present territory of Petriolo was then the property of the bishop of Fermo, who had received it by a certain Butto or Buttolo, which in turn acquired, or perhaps,

Sancta Sanctorum Madonna della Misericordia
The Sancta Sanctorum Madonna della Misericordia is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazza San Martino, it's stands facing both the Palazzo Communale and the church of Santi Martino e Marco. The church was built in 1496, and enlarged in the 18th century under the direction of Pietro Augustoni. The niches on the second story of the façade contain statues depicting an Annunciation by Nello Cruciani. The bell tower is slender and peaked.

The main altar has a wooden statue of the Madonna della Misericordia (1525) by Antonio Aquilano. The church has frescoes by Ciro Pavisa.[1] The main altar also has a fresco depicting the Madonna della Misericordia and Child (circa 1475) attributed to Pier Palma da Fermo; the fresco was restored in 2014, removing overpainting from the 19th century.[2] Adjacent to the church, in a house used by a confraternity is the Museo dei Legni Processionale Monsignor M. Manfroni.[3] The museum now houses paintings by De Magistris and Durante Nobili.

Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie
The Chiesa della Madonna della Grazie is a Roman Catholic church located just outside the town of Petriolo, at the point where the Strada provincial 36 splits toward either Mogliano or the Abbey of Fiastra and Macerata, in the province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. The small brick church is located on the road from Petriolo to Mogliano. The church was built in the second half of the 18th century in simple Neoclassical lines, and houses a venerated fresco depicting a standing forward-facing Madonna and Child, felt to be miraculous. The main altarpiece depicts Saints Martini and Mark on the local landscape, painted by Luigi Fontana (1827-1908)

Government
The Mayor of Petriolo is an elected politician who, along with the Petriolo's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Petriolo in Marche, Italy. The current Mayor is Domenico Luciani, a member of the civil list "Petriolo Domani", who took office on 1 June 2015.