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Honorary Committee of the Sensa at the Dalmatian Pillars
On May 17, 2026, at the Monastery of San Nicolò on the Venice Lido, at the headquarters of the Global Campus of Human Rights, on the occasion of the Festa della Sensa 2026 and the "TI CON NU – NU CON TI" ceremony at the Dalmatian Pillars, the "Committee of Honor of the Sensa at the Dalmatian Pillars for Europe on both shores of the Adriatic" was established. The Committee was established as a free, non-profit, non-partisan, and independent civic, cultural, and moral association with the objectives of cultural promotion, historical memory, European dialogue, civic education, and the valorization of the cultural heritage of both shores of the Adriatic. The Committee draws inspiration from the millennia-old...
The Feast of the Ascension at the Dalmatian Pillars of Venice
On the occasion of the Feast of the Ascension, on May 17, 2026, the "Ti con nu, nu con Ti" initiative took place at the Monastery of San Nicolò on the Venice Lido. The flag-raising ceremony at the Dalmatian Pillars, coordinated by Alpine paratrooper Maurizio Vianello and led by the Serenissima Venezia Choir, was attended by the Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro. Afterward, the Patriarch of Venice, Monsignor Francesco Moraglia, took part in a souvenir photo. The event, under the auspices of the City of Venice, was organized in collaboration with the Global Campus of Human Rights, the Coordination of Armed Forces Associations of Venice, the Dalmatian Society of National History, the Association of Italian Dalmatians in the World (APS), and the Councilors of...
Dalmatia (and Istria) are present in the Sensa festival
The Festa della Sensa represents a symbolic European bridge that crosses the Adriatic to connect Venice, Dalmatia and also Istria. In the stretch of water in front of the Church of San Nicolò del Lido, the marriage of the sea was renewed again this year, receiving the golden ring of the Doge: “Desponsamus te, mare. In signum veri perpetuique dominii”, “We marry you, sea. As a sign of true and perpetual dominion”. STATO DA MAR, DALMATIA AND ISTRIA The Ascension of Jesus Christ into heaven has been celebrated punctually for centuries. It is an important symbol of the bond between Venice and the sea that recalls the beginning of the Stato da Mar after the memorable enterprise of the Doge...
Dalmatians commemorated the founding of Venice
Dalmatia and Venice, united by centuries and centuries of history. On the day of the Annunciation we remember March 25, 421. Tradition tells us that the Queen of the Adriatic founded her first settlement on a small island higher than the others. For this characteristic it was called Rialto, from Rivus Altus. The church of San Giacometo was built in Rialto thanks to Candioto (or Eutinoto) who made a vow after being saved from a fire. There is a trace of March 25, 421, the date on which the birth of Venice is traced, in the Chronicon Altinate dating back to the 25th century and in the Diaries of Marin Sanudo from the XNUMXth century. Yesterday, Friday March XNUMX, at the celebratory Holy Mass in the Basilica of...
Sensa, Dalmatia and Doge Pietro II Orseolo
The Sensa, an ancient Serenissima tradition of the marriage with the sea, has been handed down since the Middle Ages. His Excellency, Patriarch of Venice Francesco Moraglia, emphasized that “the sea is not a border that separates, but a bridge that unites, and so these historical episodes are welcome in our memory and above all to be a stimulus to consider how much our present needs to meditate, to live and above all to find, even on a personal, social and political level, styles capable of generating peace”. The Sensa, an ancient Serenissima tradition of the marriage with the sea, has been handed down since the Middle Ages. His Excellency, Patriarch of Venice Francesco Moraglia, emphasized that “the sea is not a...
