Santa Lucia, Patron Saint of Syracuse
Lucia was martyred in 304, during the persecutions of Diocletian, at the age of twenty-one. Her body remained in Syracuse until 1039 when it was taken first to Byzantium and
Ancient sites are an exceptional feature of Sicily. They form a direct link to the people who inhabited the island and include remains from the prehistoric, Phoenician, Carthaginian, Greek and Roman eras. The Greek sites are the most spectacular, containing impressive monuments to Hellenic civilisation in their temples and theatres. According to the British Museum, Sicily boasts some of the largest and best-preserved Greek-style temples in the Mediterranean.
Lucia was martyred in 304, during the persecutions of Diocletian, at the age of twenty-one. Her body remained in Syracuse until 1039 when it was taken first to Byzantium and
In July 1943, British, American and Canadian forces landed in Sicily in the first full-scale assault on Hitler’s Europe. It was a huge operation employing half a million men supported
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