Sedilo - Italy

Sedilo (OR)

Sardinia (Italy)

The rock plateau of Abbasanta was the raw material used by the inhabitants of seats: the old village houses are characteristic of a housing that now, is disappearing.
The town center is not particularly interesting features, apart from the church of St. John the Baptist.
Sedilo however, is famous throughout the island for the great shrine of Santu Doors (St. Constantine, the champion of Christianity, much venerated in the island).
The church stands on a hill overlooking the lake Omodeo the mirror and inside of his fence where there are cumbessias for the pilgrims were also arranged several sculptures nuraghic, including the so-called lost dense monolith, According to legend, nothing more than the body of a woman turned to stone because of its irreverence towards the patron saint.
Space in front of the sanctuary held S'ardia, the reckless ride that concludes the festival from 5 to 8 July is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Constantine over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312.
The inner walls of the church are covered with an enormous amount of ex-voto.