ɪɾ ɪz hˈoʊm tə tˈuː bˈɛnɪdˌɪktiːn tʃˈɜːtʃᵻz sˈeɪnt pˌɛlɪɡɹˈiːnoʊ ænd sənt. mˈɛɹi: ðeɪ dˈeɪt bˈæk tə ðə bˈɛnɪdˌɪktiːn mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi ðæt ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə tˈɛnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi wɛn ðə tˈaʊnz nˈeɪm wʌz moʊmnˈɑːkoʊ.
It is home to two Benedictine churches (Saint Pellegrino and St. Mary): they date back to the Benedictine monastery that existed around the 10th century when the town's name was Momenaco.