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Saint Ambrose, patron of a town tied to slate working

7 December 2026

Monday 7 December

Orero · Genoa · Liguria

December 2026Monday 7 December
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Orero celebrates Saint Ambrose on 7 December, in the parish church dedicated to him; the hamlet of Isolona preserves the memory of the quarrying of «pietra fontanina» stone and the first machines used to process slate blocks.

The patron saint of Orero is Saint Ambrose, celebrated on 7 December, in the parish church dedicated to him in the main town. The town also preserves the Baroque-style church of San Michele Arcangelo, in the hamlet of Soglio.

In the hamlet of Isolona, on the walls of an old workshop, one can still read the history of the quarrying of «pietra fontanina» stone and observe the first machines used to turn slate blocks into finished products: a testament to the area's ancient artisan vocation, overlooked by Monte Zuccarello.