Macchina di Santa Rosa
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The Macchina di Santa Rosa is a 30-metre-high machine built to honor Rose of Viterbo, the patron saint of Viterbo, Italy. Every 3rd of September, a hundred men called "Facchini di Santa Rosa" carry th
Ali di luce (2007)
Fiore del Cielo on 5 September 2009
Santa Maria in Poggio is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the Piazza della Crocetta in the northeastern neighborhood of historic Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. The church was formerly the p
Macchina di Santa Rosa
…Saint Rose of Viterbo herself. In 1258, six years after her death, her body was moved at the wish of Pope Alexander IV, from the small parish church of Santa Maria in Poggio to the church Santa Maria delle Rose (today the pilgrimage chapel of Saint Rose). It is possible that originally the inspiration for today's Macchina…
Façade of Santa Maria in Poggio from across piazzetta with Fountain in front