A 14th-Century Holy Thursday Ritual in Assisi

Festivals, Guided Hilltown Visits, History, Italian 'Passione', Local people, Traditions, Umbrian Hilltowns3 Comments

I dropped in recently at Assisi’s Cathedral of San Rufino: I needed a couple photos. Built in the 12th-century on the site of the martyrdom of Assisi’s first bishop and patron saint San Rufino, a highlight of Assisi’s Easter week events takes place here on Holy Thursday. Inside, I took photos of the  protagonists of…