Terni and its patron saintSaint Valentine14th February
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| Saint Valentine lived in the 3rd century. He is considered the founder of the Christian community of Terni and was its first bishop. Because of his faith he was persecuted under the emperor Aureliano and beheaded in Rome on the 14th of February (around 273). His body was taken to Terni and buried there. His relics are kept in the basilica, in a silver statue in a crystal cabinet with a sign: "Saint Valentine patron of love". | ||||
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Why is Saint Valentine the patron of lovers?There are several legends about this. Apparently, saint Valentine loved roses and used to give them to young couples of fiancées to wish them a happy union. As the story goes, Valentine one day heard a couple fighting, he gave them a rose and spoke to them helping them to reconcile. After that, there was a procession and people wanted his blessing for new families. Since Valentine was busy also with other things, he established the 14th day of every month for this blessing. It has remained the 14th of February, the day of his death.Every year, in the church dedicated to saint Valentine in Terni, hundreds of couples of fiancées gather for the Celebration of the Promise (Festa della Promessa) before getting married, to promise each other love. | ||||
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| Terni is in the Umbria region, the green heart of Italy. Its altitude is 130 metres (426ft) above the sea level and has about 105,000 inhabitants. It's a very ancient place, founded by Romans in the year 7 before Christ and there are many archaeological, natural, artistic and religious beauties. You can still recognise the roman-mediaeval urban plan, see the Walls with two ancient gates still visible today, as well as many of the noble palaces. If you like antiquities, there is the archaeological site of the Roman town Carsulae, just outside Terni, with well preserved remains of the forum, theatre and amphitheatre and more buildings and a museum.
The English writer George Byron in his journey in Italy was inspired by it. All this water available here was also helpful for industrial purposes, infact Terni has always been very important for its many industrial sites. Most of them are now dismissed and they are like an open-air museum although some of these industrial witnesses of Terni past have been turned into very modern features, The Papigno factories are now film studios. Here the actor Roberto Benigni shot the movies “Life is Beautiful” (“La Vita è Bella”) and “Pinocchio”. And with the settings of Pinocchio, they created a theme park for children called: Paese dei Balocchi (The Toyland). So you can find a lot to enjoy in Terni, come for a visit!
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Cerca nel sito For more information: Servizio Turistico Territoriale del Ternano Via Cassian Bon, 4 05100 Terni - ITALY Tel. + 39 0744 423047 Fax + 39 0744 427259 e-mail: info@iat.terni.it Visit the official tourist website of the Comune di Terni When you contact this comune let them know you found them on www.calendar-of-patron-saints-and-cities-in-italy.com Go from Terni and Saint Valentine to the Umbria region
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