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Rosalia in Palermo: the Saint and “the Festino”

It’s quite impossible to find any girls named Rosalia in Milan, Turin or in the North of Italy. But this name is very often used in Palermo.  Santa Rosalia (Santa Rusulia for the native) is the Saint Patron of Palermo. Her personal history is quite complex and charming. She was born in Palermo on 1130…