San Piero Patti
San Piero Patti is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about southwest of Messina.
San Piero Patti borders the following municipalities: Patti, Raccuja, Sant'Angelo di Brolo, Librizzi, Montalbano Elicona.
History
San Piero Patti was conquered and inhabited by the Arabs until the 11th century, when they were defeated by Roger I of Sicily.Main sights
- Church of Santa Maria - church built in 1566; contains 16th-century frescos
- Convent of Carmelitani Calzati, a convent built in 1566; features a cloister with Renaissance decorations
- Museo dei Vangeli e del Verbo Umanato, a religious museum containing a collection of vestments, sacred painting and artifacts
- Mother Church, built in the second half of the 14th century
People
- Helle Busacca, poet
- Emilio Fede, journalist
- Pete Rugolo, jazz musician