Feast of San Paterniano

According to tradition, S. Paterniano was born in Fano in 275 AD and died there in the year 360, but it was not until 1623 that his hometown chose him as its patron saint. In Grottammare, the veneration of the saint is undoubtedly an ancient tradition, as well as being very much alive and deeply […]

The Sacred Jubilee

In the summer of 2018, after a six-year hiatus, the Sacra returned – our city’s main collective, popular, civic and religious event. Its tradition stretches back centuries: it recalls Pope Alexander III’s fortuitous landing on the Grottammare coast, which occurred as a result of a terrible storm, probably in 1177. Legend has it that, whilst […]