San Piero Patti (
Sicilian: ''San Pieru Patti'') is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Messina
The Metropolitan City of Messina ( it, Città metropolitana di Messina) is a Metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy. Its capital is the city of Messina. It replaced the Province of Messina and comprises the city of Messin ...
in the
Italian
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region
Sicily
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, located about east of
Palermo and about southwest of
Messina.
San Piero Patti borders the following municipalities:
Patti,
Raccuja
Raccuja is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina.
Raccuja borders the following municipalities: San Piero Patti, Sant'Angelo di Br ...
,
Sant'Angelo di Brolo,
Librizzi
Librizzi ( Sicilian: ''Libbrizzi'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina
Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capit ...
,
Montalbano Elicona.
History
San Piero Patti was conquered and inhabited by the Arabs until the 11th Century, when they were defeated by
Roger I of Sicily
Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Roger Bosso and The Great, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the ...
.
Main sights
* Church of Santa Maria - church built in 1566; contains 16th century frescos
* Convent of Carmelitani Calzati, a convent built in 1566; features a cloister with Renaissance decorations
* Museo dei Vangeli e del Verbo Umanato, a religious museum containing a collection of vestments, sacred painting and artifacts
* Mother Church, built in the second half of the 14th century
People
*
Helle Busacca
alt=The poet circa 1950
Helle Busacca (; San Piero Patti, 21 December 1915 – Florence, 15 January 1996) was an Italian poet, painter, and writer.
Life
Born in a well-to-do family in San Piero Patti, Province of Messina, Sicily, Helle Busacca ...
, poet
*
Emilio Fede, journalist
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Pete Rugolo
Pietro "Pete" Rugolo (December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011) was an American jazz composer, arranger and record producer.
Life and career
Rugolo was born in San Piero Patti, Sicily. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settle ...
, jazz musician
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Sicily
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