Editing Viterbo (section)

== Religion ==
{{See also|Santi Faustino e Giovita, Viterbo|label 1 = the refurbished Santi Faustino e Giovita church|San Carlo, Viterbo|label 2 = the San Carlo deconsecrated Roman Catholic church}}

=== Patron saints === 
[[Rose of Viterbo|St. Rose]] is the patron saint of Viterbo. The legend of Santa Rosa is that she helped to eradicate those few who supported the emperors instead of the popes, around 1250. [[Saint Lawrence]] is the male patron saint.

=== ''Macchina di Santa Rosa'' ===
The transport of the [[Macchina di Santa Rosa]] takes place every year, on 3 September, at 9&nbsp;o'clock in the evening. The Macchina is an artistic illuminated bell-tower with an imposing height of 30&nbsp;m. It weighs between 3.5 and 5&nbsp;tonnes and is made of iron, wood and [[papier-mâché]]. At the top of the tower, the statue of the patron saint is enthusiastically acclaimed by the people in the streets of the town centre, where lights are turned off for the occasion. <!-- 'this text is in fair use from [http://www.comune.viterbo.it/ the official city council website] -->  One hundred Viterbesi men (known as the ''Facchini'') carry the Macchina from Porta Romana through each of the major streets of Viterbo to seven churches to be blessed, concluding with a strenuous ascension up to the Piazza di Santa Rosa, its final resting place.  Each Macchina's lifespan differs, but contests for a new design are held every few years.