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The Parish - Sac. Rosario Sultana

The Parish - Sac. Rosario Sultana - Parish S. Catherine

Born in Noto, July 16, 1969, a native of the town of Pachino (SR). Ordained a priest in the Pachino Holy Mother Church. Crucifix January 6, 2000 (Epiphany of the Lord) by Bishop Giuseppe Malandrino.
 

School teachers at the institute "Montessori" Palazzolo Acreide achieved in 1989. In 1997 he received his Bachelor of Sacred Theology at the Theological College San Paolo di Catania.
Appointed by Bishop Malandrino Parochial Vicar in Avola (SR) for the St. John the Baptist Parish February 14, 2000. While exercising his ministry as Parochial Vicar's objective in the Lincentiam cum Theologia Spec. Catecheticae Messina, Faculty of Theology, St. Thomas' November 28, 2000. Being in the Vicariate of Avola (SR), the Marauder was appointed Bishop Parish Administrator for the Parish of St. Heart April 26, 2001.
 

Transferred and appointed as Parish Administrator in Donnalucata (RG) for the Parish of St. Catherine of Siena, 10 November 2002. Makes its official entry in the Parish St. Catherine of Siena Donnalucata November 10, 2002. Then the bishop appointed him pastor in Donnalucata Marauder (RG) for the Parish of St. Catherine of Siena and take canonical possession June 19, 2003. Don Rosario Sultana is the 5th pastor of Donnalucata.
 
 

Current pastoral assignments: Deputy Director Communications Office of the Diocese of Noto; Assistant Commission for Catechesis of the Vicariate of Scicli and responsible diocesan Web site: www.diocesinoto.it; legal representative of the new project of the Church of San Giorgio www.chiesadonnalucata.it

Why Source of hours?

Why Source of hours? - Parish S. Catherine
The inspiration that gave its name to our portal has its genesis in the origin of the name of the town of Donnalucata derived from an ancient source. A traveler in Arabic, Al Idris (Latinized to Odrysian) sent fact, the Sultan Saladin, a report said to have found a source that flowed five times daily, at precise hours and those in the Muslim prayers. He said he found "Awqat Al Ayn," or spring of the hours, which was Latinized Donnalucata. This news is also confirmed by the writer Masâlik Al 'Absar. The name of the source then turned to indicate the place. Someone once thought to be able to identify that source (which no longer protected from the sea would lose its character) in "Ugghie (freshwater springs) on the shore of Micenci.