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title: SAINT ROMOLO BISHOP OF GENOA PATRON OF SANREMO

subject date: 2007-02-13

caption: Saint Romolo Bishop of the Diocese of Genoa, patron of Sanremo, lived probably around the VII-VIII century. Immaginetta XIX century. Festivity 6 November. According to the sanremese local tradition, Romolo received education in the territory of Matuciana Villa, (ancient name of Sanremo, deriving from that of a roman divinity, Mater Matuta, goddess dell’ Dawn) was elected bishop of Genoa and afterwards in order to escape to the invaders longobardi it was withdrawn in tightened penance nell’ entroterra to the feet of Monte Bignone in a cove it dictates ‘ bauma’ , become then pilgrimage place, where it would be died. During l’ High Middle Ages many stories of prodigiosi facts attributed to Saint Romolo were disseminated, approximately the defense of the territory from the foreign invaders, for this the Saint was venerated like special patron of Matuciana Villa and represented with the sword From century XI the locality he changed the name with its: Sanromolo becoming then towards XV sec. Sanremo probably for the dialectal contraction from Liguria “Sanromu”

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continent: Europa

image century : XIX

image epoch: Medioevo

licence: RM

subject century: VII - VIII

subject epoch: Medioevo

technique: Cromolitografia

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