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Grottaferrata · Rome · Lazio
On 26 September Grottaferrata celebrates Saint Nilus, who founded the Abbey of Santa Maria in 1004, still led today by Basilian monks according to the Greek-Byzantine rite.
The patron of Grottaferrata is Saint Nilus of Rossano, celebrated on 26 September: in 1004 he founded the Abbey of Santa Maria, under the protection of the Counts of Tusculum.
The abbey, a territorial exarchate still led today by Basilian monks, celebrates its liturgies according to the Greek-Byzantine rite; the town also holds a historic fair, documented since the second half of the 15th century.
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