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Plaque Wording:
MONUMEN? TO THE FALLEN OF THE SEA
THE SYRACUSAN SAILORS WHO FALLEN DURING THE 2nd WORLD WAR ARE INSCRIBED IN THE STONE OF THIS MONUMENT. ALSO PRESENT ARE THE MEN OF THE CREW OF THE SYRACUSAN FISHING VESSEL "NUOVA MARGHERITA", WHICH EXPLODED DUE TO THE RECOVERY OF A TORPEDO IN THE WATERS OF THE PORT IN 1952.
In this space, which has always been dedicated to maritime activities, the ancient Congregation of Mutual Aid for Seafarers was founded and operated in 1397 with the name of "Portus Salutis" and here the church of the Madonna di Porto Salvo was built in 1596, a spiritual refuge where the sailors prayed before departure and upon returning to the port of Syracuse,
Once the Church was destroyed at the end of the 19th century and the Sailors' Society disappeared, at the end of the last century (29 June 1997) it was decided to erect this monument here as a permanent reminder of the men and history of Syracuse shipping. (Syracusan Society of Homeland History)
In this space, which has always been dedicated to maritime activities, the ancient Congregation of Mutual Aid for Seafarers was founded and operated in 1397 with the name of "Portus Salutis" and here the church of the Madonna di Porto Salvo was built in 1596, a spiritual refuge where the sailors prayed before departure and upon returning to the port of Syracuse,
Once the Church was destroyed at the end of the 19th century and the Sailors' Society disappeared, at the end of the last century (29 June 1997) it was decided to erect this monument here as a permanent reminder of the men and history of Syracuse shipping. (Syracusan Society of Homeland History)