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Saint Ambrose, patron of the land of the Lura stream
📅 Every year, on 7 December
Lurate Caccivio celebrates Saint Ambrose on 7 December.
The Lura stream crosses the territory from north to south and gives the town its name; the arms say so plainly: a silver wavy band on blue and, in the upper corner, a mitre recalling subjection to the abbot of San Simpliciano in Milan. The fief was held by the Benedictines of that Milanese abbey by papal grant, and from it grew the Castello, the abbot's residence on the hill, and the hamlet of Caccivio.
In 1197 the fief split into two separate comuni, Lurate Abbate and Cacivio Comasco, apart for more than five centuries; Maria Theresa of Austria's reform brought them together again in 1753, returning Caccivio to the Benedictine fief and renaming the whole Lurate Abbate con Caccivio. The present name dates from 1927. Santa Maria Nascente was consecrated by Pope Urban II where a temple of the goddess Fortuna had stood; since 2010 the town has held the title of city.
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Teatro Antico di Taormina 📍 Taormina · 6.0 km Sicily's second-largest ancient theatre, with Etna framed in the gap of the Roman stage wall. duomo di Taormina 📍 Taormina · 5.2 km Taormina's medieval cathedral of Saint Nicholas blends Sicilian Romanesque-Gothic style with fortress battlements. Casa Cuseni 📍 Taormina · 5.0 km Historic Taormina villa featuring Arts and Crafts interiors, Grand Tour watercolors, and historic gardens. Castello di Monte Tauro 📍 Taormina · 5.3 km A medieval fortress set 400 meters above sea level on the ancient lower acropolis of Taormina. Museo archeologico di Taormina 📍 Taormina · 5.2 km Three rooms in the Badia Vecchia tower: Taormina's own digs, from the Greeks to Rome. Isola Bella 📍 Taormina · 6.7 km A tidal island in Taormina known for its exotic flora and mid-century architecture camouflaged among the rocks.