The Church of
San Martino
in Pensilis
Domenico De Santis, Gaetano Alessio Forino,
Marco Cappabianca, Maria Papa Francesca
In the church of San Martino
in Pensilis there are spoils
of San Leo. The legend tells
that he left Cliternia (the
spoils) with the chariot and
it was pulled by oxen. They
were brought at the church of
San Martino in Pensilis.
Today every 2 nd May there is a
celebration of San Leo, but
30 th April is very important
for people because there is a
race of oxen. In this race
there
are
three
chariot
competitions :
Giovanissimi,
Giovani and Giovanotti.
San Leo had a very sad
childhood due to the divorce
between his father and his
mother. This has brought a
boundless
hatred
towards
religion in Leo, in fact he
had not been to church for
years until the age of 15.
However when his mother fell
terribly
ill
he
started
praying again. This was a
turning point because these
prayers led to the healing of
his mother so he decided to
become a seminarian and once
he became a monk he decided to
devote his life to thank God
for the gift. So San Leo
continues,
day
and
night
because
he
became
a
Benedictine monk.
San Leo probably died between
1154 and 1182.
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