The Church of Santa Maria Assunta was built in the 10th Century and it was dedicated to San Vito. Its dome is majolica tiled, and a black Madonna byzantine icon rule over the altar.The icon was probably brought in Positano by the Benedectine monks, but the legend says that the icon was on a ship, leaving this lands, but all of sudden a storm come up and the boat can’t move on. During the storm the sailors heard a voice saing “Put Down! Put Down!” and the captain interpreted that sign as an order to leave the icon in Positano. Right after that decision, the boat started moving again.
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The curch interior is quite classical, and the bell tower has an interesting medieval bas-relief.
