Parish church of San Siro
MONTALE DI LEVANTO
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THE PARISH CHURCH OF SAN SIRO
THE PARISH OF LIFE
PARISH OF SAN SIRO MONTALE DI LEVANTO
The Pieve di Ceula-Montale is the "mother church" of Levanto. Like all parish churches, ours, attested to the eleventh century, but in all probability already present around the ninth century, has combined multiple elements: sacred, since it was the only place, besides the cathedral, where it was present. the baptismal font, from which Christians, yesterday as today, become such by being reborn to new life by water and spirit (Jn 3, 5-6) ... continue
THE PARISH
The parish is the family of God, like a fraternity animated by the spirit of unity. It is like a family home, fraternal and welcoming, it is the community of the faithful ... It is a Eucharistic community ... In it, man finds the place where he can experience truer and more human relationships, since it is the house open to all and at the service of all, it is the village fountain to which everyone turns for their thirst. (Taken from St. John Paul II, Apostolic Exhortation "Christifideles laici")
