Today villa was paronale Castle and capital community with ancient church (St. Vitus in Versuris) long dispute between bishops dDi of Siena and Arezzo.
Is on a hill cretosa, whose base south of the river flows Ombrone, while west pass torrent Camerone confluente little progress in the first southwest.

This was a Castle, like many others in the same valley, the lordship cei Conti Berardenga and Scialenga. He is currently held villa with agrarian family Thesis.
In 1175 came under the control of the Republic of Siena.

In 1202, and was attacked by troops conqustato Florentine at war with Siena.

In 1270 it was ravaged by Guelfa faction who had taken over power after being defeated ten years earlier.
As a result the City of Siena in 1271 decreed that the inhabitants of Mount SS. Marie were exempted from payment of taxes and a designated employee rector from power of Siena.
On 15 March 1371 the castle was again attacked by a company
Teutonic commanded by Count Lando.
The first known statute governing the life of the community of Monte SS. Marie dates back to 1544.Lo statute next much more modern, was issued in 1727. It has the celebration of the feast of SS. Nunziata, and the obligation to offer the nearby ancient parish church of St. Vito in Versuris.

Until 1777 Mount Sante Marie was an autonomous municipality and met with motu proprio to Asciano of 9 December of that year.

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