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Parishioners block bishop from shifting saint’s remains

Friday, February 19th, 2016

Parishioners at an Italian basilica formed a human barrier to prevent a bishop temporarily moving the remains of St Valentine to another church. The bishop of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Bishop Giuseppe Piemontese, wanted to transfer the saint’s remains from San Valentino Basilica in Terni to a cathedral five kilometres away. This was part of a Year of Read more