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Saturday, April 25, 2015

The Basilica of St Gavino

In 303 AD a Roman soldier called Gavino was martyred here. This basilica is the destination of pilgrims who walk here from surrounding villages at Pentecost to honour three martyrs - the 2 others being Protus and Januarius. it is a beautiful, simple church.


 
and here are the three martyrs resting from being paraded

 
and here is St 
 Galvino on a horse, of course