Chiesa Madre S. Nicolò di Bari

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Patron saint protects Salemi from earthquakes and plague; statue in piazza on the left

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Mace and reliquary in Chiesa Madre Museum; the mace is still carried in the patronal festival procession

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The statue goes out for the patronal festival procession

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Salemi, Sicily Italy

Roman Catholic