In 326 days Patron saint festival
8 September 2027
Wednesday 8 September
On 8 September Luni celebrates its patron, the Madonna del Mirteto, at the sanctuary of Nostra Signora del Mirteto.
The patron of Luni is the Madonna del Mirteto, celebrated on 8 September, the feast of Mary's Nativity. Her reference point is the sanctuary of Nostra Signora del Mirteto.
Luni has carried this name only recently: until 20 April 2017 the municipality was called Ortonovo, and the town hall sits in the hamlet of Casano. It is the easternmost municipality of Liguria, on the border with Carrara.
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Rome's marble port: forum, theatre and an amphitheatre for 7,000, at the mouth of the Magra.
In 1537 a painting wept tears of blood: from that grew the sanctuary above Ortonovo.
Rothari levelled the Byzantine chapel; in the eleventh century Nicola rebuilt on its highest point.
Built between 1621 and 1645 on the ruins of a castle, a perpetual abbey since 1714.
Luna · santuario di Nostra Signora del Mirteto · chiesa dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo and 2 more
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Next up: Feast of the Madonna del Mirteto, Wednesday 8 September
Nearest airport: Pisa Galilei, 53 km away
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