Festal Procession at Capuchin Friary,
Venafro, Italy The annual three days festal celebration of the Patron Saints of the
diocese and of the town Venafro culminated with a solemn procession in
which the Bishop, Friars, Priests and all the people of the town
participated. The relics of the three Patron Saints, Nicandro, Marciano
and Daria (Daria was the wife Marciano) were carried with great devotion
and pomp. There are the martyrs of the third century. Nicandro and
Marciano were soldiers under Roman Empire and were martyred because of
their Christian faith. Their graves are preserved in the church of this
Capuchin Friary and the church is a Minor Basilica.
