The Chapel of Santa Maria ad Montes is a small church named as a landmark along a route in the Velo area. The evidence gives it a brief but concrete presence: travelers pass directly in front of it, and a woman’s call from above interrupts their progress. The narrative does not identify the woman or establish that the chapel itself is the source of her voice.

Setting and Identification

The chapel is described as a little church beside the path taken by two people walking past it. Its name supplies a specific religious and geographical marker, but the passage offers no architectural description, account of its history, or indication of regular services there. The chapel’s placement is conveyed through movement along the route rather than through a view of its interior.

Appearance in the Narrative

As the walkers pass the chapel, a woman calls down to Cioci, who stops and answers. The brief exchange makes the site a point of contact between people on the road and someone positioned above them. The text does not say that the caller is inside the chapel; the chapel is the immediate landmark of the encounter, not a confirmed source of the voice.

Place Among Nearby Churches

The narrative also depicts worship at Chiesa di Sant’Ubaldo, where Don Aurelio celebrates Mass and Marcello Trento receives Communion. That scene concerns a named church distinct from the Chapel of Santa Maria ad Montes; the evidence does not establish that the two buildings are the same place. The chapel’s role remains more modest: it anchors a passing moment in the local landscape, while the account of worship at Chiesa di Sant’Ubaldo gives the surrounding religious setting a more developed presence.