Olbia. It is with great anticipation that the community prepares for the first Simpliciano Conference, an event of profound reflection and study dedicated to the figure and history of San Simplicius, patron saint of Gallura and founder of our diocese. The event will take place on May 12th at 5pm at the suggestive Basilica of San Simplicio.
The event will see the participation of illustrious speakers, including Archbishop Gian Franco Saba, a leading figure in the local Church and parishioner of the basilica, who will make a valuable contribution to understanding the historical and spiritual context linked to the Saint.
Alongside him, the Captain of the Guardia di Finanza, Carlo Lazzari, a well-known scholar of classical law, and Professor Don Paolo Pala, a San Simplician professor, will speak, whose knowledge will contribute to shedding new light on the figure of San Simplicio and on the challenges of his time.
He will moderate the interventions Don Giorgio Dianarenowned theologian and head of the University of the Diocese (IEM), an authoritative figure in the local ecclesiastical panorama.
The parish priest of San Simplicio is satisfied with the initiative, Don Antonio Tamponiwho comments: “1720 years after the martyrdom of the great Semplicio, the metropolitan archbishop, parishioner of the basilica, Prof. Paolo Pala, parishioner of the basilica, the Captain of Finance, doctor and expert in the subject of classical law, intervene to leave an academic mark on the figure and historiography of the times of the patron saint of Gallura, founder and protobishop of our diocese”.
The event represents a unique opportunity to deepen our knowledge of San Simplicio and to enhance the cultural and spiritual heritage of our community. The partecipation it is open to everyone those who wish to enrich their cultural and spiritual background and contribute to the dissemination of historical and religious knowledge of our territory.
