Serro, Sicilia One Place Study
Location: Serro, Villafranca Tirrena, Messina, Sicily, Italy
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Serro, Sicilia One Place Study
Name
Serro
Geography
- Continent: Europe
- Country: Italy
- Region: Sicily
- Metropolitan City: Messina
- GPS Coordinates: 38.225299567487085, 15.458891679201917
- Elevation: 268.9 m or 882.3 feet
History
The municipality of Villafranca Tirrena was established in 1929 with the merger of the municipalities of Bauso, Calvaruso and Saponara Villafranca, to which the frazioni/hamlets Divieto and Serro of the municipality of Messina were also aggregated.
In 1952 the municipality of Saponara Villafranca became autonomous with the name of Saponara.
Culture
Pietra Giuliana
Numerous old millstones can be found in Serro and the surrounding area; local history notes that stone masons in Serro cut millstones for the area, to support local winemaking and agriculture.
The Pietra Giulana, one large millstone abandoned by the side of the road at the gates of the village more than a century ago, stands as a symbol of the village and a local destination for a stroll. In 2014, a plaque was erected nearby and the Pietra was named a local monument.[1]
Churches and Religious Institutions
Church of the Madonna dei Cerei: on the hill, in the village of Serro is the parish church dedicated to the Madonna dei Cerei (Candelora). Although built in recent times, the church has ancient origins which go back to the Basiliani (Congregation of St. Basil members who founded the Basilian abbey of S. Gregorio di Gesso) of Gesso, a nearby tiny village in the municipality of Messina, whose assets at one time included the territory of Serro. [2]
Noteworthy in the church is a beautiful canvas by the painter Andrea Bruno (1658) depicting the Madonna with the souls in Purgatory. The people of Serro celebrate the anniversary of the "Candelora" on February 2nd. The panorama from the church square is beautiful.
Population
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