Quando rientra Sant'efisio a Cagliari?

Quando rientra Sant'efisio a Cagliari?

Sant'Efisio farà ritorno a Cagliari il quattro maggio ripercorrendo lo stesso tragitto dell'andata, pronto a ripetere lo stesso viaggio l'anno dopo. L'evento è internazionale e riunisce cultura, fede e tradizione insieme, accompagnate da una festa di suoni, profumi e colori.

Dove si ferma Sant'efisio?

A Cagliari e a Pula Efisio viene venerato a Cagliari, nella chiesa stampacina a lui intitolata, e in particolare a Pula, nella chiesetta romanica costruita sulla spiaggia di Nora dove, secondo la tradizione, il santo subì il martirio per decapitazione.

What is Sardinia's Festa di Sant'Efisio?

• As one of the largest and most colourful festivals in the world, Festa di sant'Efisio (the festival of Saint Efisio) marks an important part of history for the island of Sardinia. A celebration which lasts an impressive four days, it begins on the 1 st of May each year, where a procession from Cagliari travels to Nora and back,...

What is the Efisio procession?

• In essence, this festival is a large and colourful procession in which a statue of Saint Efisio begins a four day journey from Cagliari to Nora and back again. The locals dress in their village’s traditional clothing, and even the horses and oxen used to transport elaborate carts are dressed for the occasion.

What happened to Efisio the Martyr?

• In 303 AD, Efisio was imprisoned in Cagliari, and shortly after made a martyr by being beheaded by the Romans on the beach of Nora after refusing to deny his new, Christian faith.

Who was Efisio and what did he do?

• Efisio - a Roman Commander - had been sent by Emperor Diocletian to suppress Christianity in Sardinia, but upon landing on the island and experiencing what’s described as an epiphany, he converted to Christianity.