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Our Lady of Loreto of Vallelunga Sicily Feast

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Date(s) & Time(s)::

September 26, 2010 at 11:15 AM until 4:00 PM

Location: St. Anthony of Padua Church, 160 Court St. (behind City Hall) Buffalo

Phone: (716) 854-2563

Link: http://www.stanthonyofpadua-buffalo.org

Event Description

September 24, 2010 Updated Sep 24, 2010 at 2:01 PM EDT

The Annual Feast of Our Lady of Loreto, patroness of the town of Vallelunga Pratameno, Italy will again be celebrated Sunday, September 26th at St. Anthony's Church, 160 Court St. in downtown Buffalo (behind City Hall).

Following the 11:15 bilingual Mass, all family members and friends are invited to a free reception and reunion for the "Vallelunghesi" or descendants of Vallelunga.

Hundreds of immigrants from the central Sicilian town settled in Buffalo in the early 20th century and soon organized themselves as the Society of Our Lady of Loreto, celebrating the feast since 1905.

For more information call the church at (716) 854-2563.

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