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Coordinates: 37°54N 13°34E / 37.900°N 13.567°E / 37.900; 13.567
 

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Ciminna
Comune di Ciminna
Location of Ciminna
Map
Ciminna is located in Italy
Ciminna

Ciminna

Location of Ciminna in Italy

Ciminna is located in Sicily
Ciminna

Ciminna

Ciminna (Sicily)

Coordinates: 37°54′N 13°34′E / 37.900°N 13.567°E / 37.900; 13.567
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityPalermo (PA)
Area
 • Total56 km2 (22 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total3,697
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
DemonymCimminesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
90023
Dialing code091
Patron saintSt. Vito Martyr
Saint dayFirst Sunday in September
WebsiteOfficial website

Ciminna is a Sicilian city in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) southeast of its capital, Palermo. The city's economy is derived mainly from agriculture and traditional crafts.

The artist and Franciscan priest Pasquale Sarullo was born in Ciminna.

History[edit]

Its ancient history shows evidence of Punic and Roman settlements as well as Arab and Norman rule. There are Greek ruins overlooking the town which may be a temple to Demeter (Mother Earth), dating back to the time before Jesus. The family of MLB player Anthony Rizzo was originally from Ciminna, as were the maternal grandparents of American director Martin Scorsese.[3]

Culture[edit]

The mountaintop city's vibrant culture is centered on its annual festivals and religious processions. These include the ancient La Festa del SS. Crocifisso (Feast of the Holy Crucifix), for one week culminating on the Sunday and Monday of the first weekend of May (held every year since 1651); and the Feast of San Vito, patron saint of the city, held in early September.

Other processions and festivals include the Feast of San Sebastian (January 20); Il Carnevale di Ciminna (Carnival similar to Mardi Gras); The Feast of San Giuseppe (St. Joseph, March 16–19); Riti della Passione: La Settimana Santa a Ciminna (The Rites of the Passion & Holy Week before Easter); U Prucettu d'ì Malati (April 19); the Feast of San Francesco di Paola (April 22–26) 2009; The Solemn Feast of the Body of God (Solennità del Corpus Domini (third week of May); The Feast of Mary of the Rosary (Maria SS. del Rosario, last Sunday of September); The Feast of the Immaculate Conception and the "Triumph" procession (Maria SS. Immacolata e "U Triunfu", Dec. 8 and the Saturday night following).

In 1963, Luchino Visconti chose Ciminna as the backdrop to the film The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa) which starred Burt Lancaster, Terence Hill, Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  • ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  • ^ Casillo, Robert (2006). "The Immigrant Generations: Italianamerican". Gangster Priest – The Italian American cinema of Martin Scorsese. Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 3. ISBN 9780802091130. Retrieved September 6, 2023.


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