Two ladies in elegant medieval costume, including a white linen turban or head wrap popular in central Italy between the 13th and 15th centuries, carry an earthenware jug and a bread basket through Piazza Guglielmo Marconi in Anagni, Lazio, Italy. The historical pageant is held during August to honour the town’s patron saint, 3rd century AD Christian bishop and martyr, St Magnus of Anagni. The ancient hill town, about 71 km (44 miles) southeast of Rome, was once the summer residence of Roman emperors and medieval popes and was the birthplace of at least two pontiffs.
Anagni, Lazio, Italy: two ladies wear elegant medieval costume, including a white linen turban or head wrap popular in central Italy from the 13th to the 15th centuries, as they carry an earthenware jug and a wicker basket holding a freshly baked loaf through Piazza Guglielmo Marconi. The historical procession or pageant is held during annual August celebrations honouring the 3rd century AD Christian bishop and martyr Saint Magnus of Anagni (San Magno di Anagni). As Bishop of Trani, Magnus worked to spread Christianity in Anagni and its neighbouring towns. He is said to have fled from persecution but was executed after he hid in a cave and was found by Roman soldiers. He became Anagni’s patron saint after 1901, when his skeletal remains were buried in the crypt of the town’s cathedral, the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata. Anagni, about 71 km (44 miles) southeast of Rome, is an ancient hill town in the historic region of Latium. It enjoyed an illustrious past as a summer residence of Roman emperors and medieval popes. Its Palace of the Popes hosted the papal court between the 11th and 14th centuries and the town was the birthplace of at least two 13th and 14th century pontiffs, Gregory IX and Boniface VIII.
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Location: Anagni, Lazio, Italy
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