Santa Domenica Vittoria

Santa Domenica Vittoria (Sicilian: Santa Dumìnica) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Randazzo in the Nebrodi Mountains Range. It is 1,080 metres (3,540 ft) above sea level and has views over all of the northern Etna Valley. Although the town is in the Metropolitan City of Messina it takes the telephone prefix for the Metropolitan City of Catania as it is on the border between the two entities.

Santa Domenica Vittoria
Comune
Comune di Santa Domenica Vittoria
Mother Church
Location of Santa Domenica Vittoria
Santa Domenica Vittoria
Location of Santa Domenica Vittoria in Italy
Santa Domenica Vittoria
Santa Domenica Vittoria (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°55′N 14°58′E
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityMessina (ME)
Government
 • MayorCostantino Antonio Pinzone Vecchio
Area
 • Total19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population
 (30 November 2011)[2]
 • Total1,073
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
98030
Dialing code095
Patron saintSt. Antonio Abate
Website Official Website

The comune borders the following municipalities: Floresta, Montalbano Elicona, Randazzo, and Roccella Valdemone.

Santa Domenica Vittoria is named after a Calabrian saint, who was a victim of the Roman persecution of Christians under Diocletian.

Festival

The main folklore event in the town is the Feast of St. Anthony, the town's patron. The actual feast day is 17 January, but given the cold winters that are usually accompanied by heavy snow and below freezing conditions, it is celebrated on the first Sunday of September.

Before the day of celebrations there are seven days of prayer in the local church. On the day of the feast many of the men of the town dress in white and carry a statue of St Anthony in a procession through every street of town and the townspeople traditionally pin money to the statue as it passes by their balconies. The day ends with a fireworks display and a party in the town's main piazza.

  • Mother Church in Santa Domenica Vittoria.
  • Piazza del Duomo, in Santa Domenica Vittoria.
  • War memorial in Santa Domenica Vittoria.
  • The ancient drinking trough of Santa Domenica Vittoria.
  • S. Anthony Abbot set up for the party in Mother Church.
  • S. Anthony Abbot set up for the party on the street.
  • Wind turbines of Santa Domenica Vittoria.
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  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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