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Saint Restituta's Feast

Saint Restituta's Feast is on May from 16th to 18th.  Saint’s wooden statue goes through the town and also by sea. It is a rich dressed and painted statue with many bracelets and necklaces that people offer to the saint. 
Streets also are beautiful because there are many wonderful lights and fires. Many people enjoy this feast, especially tourists.

 Is it a legend or a real story?
 In 284 young Restituta was flagellated in Africa. Then she was

taken in boat without oars and sails, loaded with tow, and then it was burnt.  But Restituta’s body did not burn. Then an Angel appeared and his wings pushed the boat towards Saint Montano Bay.  So there was a new scent and on sand St. Restituta’s lily bloomed. 

 

Furthermore at the beginning of 17th century Turks went in the church where St Restituta’s statue was exposed and broke it. Then they jumped on the bell tower and stole bells. They loaded them on their ships, but a strong wind blew. So sailors threw out the bells.  From hills people saw a particular event and swore: we will go and find our bells. When the tempest ended they tried our bells, but without a good result.

 

MARTYRDOM AND LANDING REPRESENTATION

This representation is divided in six pictures. 

Picture n.1 Young Restituta is interrogated. She declares to adore God who has created sky, earth and sea; so refuses to speak about Jupiter and other divinities. So the girl is taken in jail. 

Picture n.2 Restituta is struck.  An angel appears and call her a glorious

martyr.

 Picture n.3 Restituta is interrogated again and she is invited to bow down to pagan divinities.  The girl refuses without hesitation. So she is undergone to many atrocious torments. 

Picture n.4 The judge has decided: Restituta, guilty of sacrilege, having refused to adore pagan divinities, is placed in a boat filled with pitch and tow, so that it burn. 

 


Picture n.5 There is a great fire, but not on the boat where there is Restituta, where a hymn to God raises. An angel transports the boat with Restituta’s body towards St Montano bay. 
  Picture n.6 Matron Lucina, is waked up by the Angel and she saw the extraordinary show.  She returns in the country and screams "A boat without sails and rows is arrived on our beach.  In the boat there is a Saint’s body.  Come and see God’s gift!”.