St. Ambrose martyr patron of Ferentino

The feast of St. Ambrose falls on May 1, date of discovery of relics (in latin: inventio) in 1639. On that date a solemn procession takes place to the streets of the City. During the procession 16 men  (called “incollatori”)carry on the shoulder the processional canopy with the silver statue of the Saint, work of the Roman silversmith Fantino Taglietti (1641).

 

                                            Ferentino, cattedrale, Processional canopy of St. Ambrose

                                           Printed in 1749 to remember the martyrdom of St. Ambrose 

 

In 1735 the processional canopy of St. Ambrose was commissioned by the Municipality of Ferentino to roman woodcarver Filippo Cianfarani.