The Penitents of Saorge
A couple of weekends ago there was a gathering in Gorbio of 250 Penitents from Nice, Monaco, from the hinterland around here and along the coast. It's only once in every ten years that it comes to Gorbio - so an important day for this medieval village.
It started with a procession through the village followed by a service in the church presided over by no less a personage than the bishop. Later lunch was served in one of the village squares.
In this photo we see the Penitents Blancs of Saorge. Saorge is a beautiful perched village in the Roya valley, way way above Menton.
6 comments:
Saorge ... another place to visit one day, I hope!
And that means, Peter, you will be coming to visit! Great. Yes it's a lovely trip up into the mountains. You'd love it. Fabulous old church in this village too.
All things wonderful. Nice photo, Jilly.
belle procession dans ce village
I like how you have caught them in this 'fluid' pose. The name Saorge, like manmy places there, has still a vague Italian flavour...
I don't know much about this custom but your penitents in your photo look medieval.
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