Sunday, 20 May 2012
 
 
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Presented in the Province

the Way

Franciscans of Protomartyrs

(PTN / MC) - Terni - E 'was signed this morning in the County Program Agreement concerning the tourism project of the Way of Protomartyrs Franciscans. The project is along the province, the towns of Terni, Narni, Stroud, Calvi of Umbria, Otricoli and San Gemini, Diocese of Terni, Narni and Amelia, the Society of St. Michael the Archangel and Romei Ditt and is intended for pilgrims and travelers. At the presentation were the president of the Province Feliciano Chickens, the vicar of the bishop Don Francesco de Santis, the provincial tourism officer Donatella Winds, the Head of Tourism of the Municipality of Terni Robert Fabbrini, the mayors of San Gemini, Leonardo Grimani, Stroud, Nicola Beranzoli and Calvi of Umbria, Silvano Lorenzoni, Councillor for Culture of City of Otricoli Cristiano Ceccotti and representatives of the city of Narni. The route winds of 129 km and is structured on 7 stages spread over a common link that touches all signatories. The goal is to enhance a tourist route through the religious-places of origin of the five Franciscan martyrs. The Way of Protomartyrs is a loop that touches many churches, shrines, monasteries and abbeys, offering pilgrims the opportunity to enjoy a vast historical, religious, spiritual and naturalistic. "The Way of Protomartyrs Franciscans - the president said Polli - enhances the spirit of collaboration between organizations, institutions and individuals and promotes a rich and popular but often unknown. It 'a project of great value and significance from the point of view of tourism, religious and natural that intersects with other initiatives of this kind. The Province is working on it, along with the Region and the Province of Rieti, the realization of the Way of St. Francis, who comes from Terni to Piediluco Ferentillo to Rieti, through the Sacred Valley and arriving at St. Peter's Square in Rome. A similar initiative focuses on the design for Amelia and Amelia, in which the administration is working with the diocese, the Municipality and other municipalities Amerino Amelia, to enhance the Franciscan places of those territories. A major project also is being pursued with several provinces and some banking institutions for the promotion and development of the Teutonic Via the Brenner Pass and down the Via Francigena met near Orvieto. The ambitious goal is to create a network of paths and tourist and religious-to be made available for pilgrims also walk across our province. To improve the dissemination and promotion of the Way of Protomartyrs you are working so that it can be inserted at the launch of the first edition of Umbria Water Festival ". Don Francesco de Santis remembered as the Southern Umbria is particularly dear to St. Francis and how to "rediscover the history of the martyrs is equivalent to the history of religion, particularly important in this area. This experience - he said - identifies the land itself as a unity of spirit and nature, and represents a great opportunity and religious tourism, historical justice to the importance of the first martyrs. " "For us the Way of Protomartyrs - Alessandro Corsi said Romei of San Michele Arcangelo - is the culmination of a dream. On this project, we have proposed based on the experience of the road to Santiago de Compostela, we spent all its energy, in the belief that it is a unique vehicle for rediscovering the spiritual value of the martyrs and the historical-architectural and cultural excellence the territory. " The municipalities have recognized the value of the project and said they were ready to provide the forces and organization to ensure that the Way is an opportunity to rediscover the historical and religious origins and the same to help develop a healthy tourism complementary. The Ditt finally committed itself to achieve an effective promotion of the Way and has also mentioned that the quality of courses and demand is critical to ensuring successful appeal and develop the initiative.


Posted on 10/02/2012