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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
780 m (2,560 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 5:10 AM

Region
  
Calabria

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Catanzaro (CZ)

Demonym(s)
  
Petresi

Postal code
  
88040

Patron saint
  
Saint Peter

Province
  
Province of Catanzaro

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 79% Humidity

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San Pietro Apostolo is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. It is about 15.3 kilometres (9.5 mi) miles northwest of Catanzaro, the provincial capital.

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Map of 88040 San Pietro Apostolo, Province of Catanzaro, Italy

Perched on a hillside, it occupies 11.51 square kilometres (4.44 sq mi) and had a population of 1,720 inhabitants in 2013. It is surrounded by the villages of Decollatura, Gimigliano, Miglierina, Serrastretta and Tiriolo. The largest nearby town is Nicastro, which has since become part of the larger comune of Lamezia Terme.

The parish church is that of San Pietro. Other churches in S. Pietro are Madonna di Carmelo and Madonna della Lettera.

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Traditions and folklore

The comune is noted for the celebration of Holy Week. Particularly notable is the traditional "Pigliata" or "Pigghiata", the sacred play representing the passion and death of Jesus Christ, written in prose in 1880 by an anonymous citizen of S. Pietro and produced for the first time on 18 February of the same year. It consists of 5 acts and 52 scenes, lasts about 8 hours and is performed in the small plaza in front of the Church.

The feast of San Pietro is celebrated on 29 June. The feast of Madonna di Carmelo begins on 14 July and lasts for three days, and that of Madonna della Lettera is celebrated on the last Sunday of September, during which the final torch procession has particular significance.

References

San Pietro Apostolo Wikipedia