Nola, Italy. 28th June, 2015. Today in Nola ( Naples ) there was the traditional Gigli Fest in honor of St. Paulinus of Nola. The Festa dei Gigli commemorates the return of San Paolino (Saint Paulinus), the bishop of Nola, after selling himself into slavery in North Africa to save a Nola citizen from the same fate. Upon his return via boat, the town citizens greeted him with lilies (gigli in Italian). (Photo by Emanuele Sessa / Pacific Press) Credit: PACIFIC PRESS/Alamy Live News

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