Donebest@aol.com wrote: > Many years ago there was an article in the magazine of our Atlanta Sunday > paper about a group of young people who were going, or had gone, on some sort of > expedition (art?) to a little town in Italy. There was a background photo of > the town showing very old castlelike structures or battlements. The name of > the town was Pacentro, as well as I can remember. Does anyone know about this > place and if it could be connected to our Paces? > Kathy Best > > ==== PACE Mailing List ==== PACE, a dynamic word of action, in the Balkan nations of southern Europe, seems to have power as a dynamic force, rather that just a surname. Source: Oxford A PACE flag, (the flag of PEACE) was donated by Julian Pace and his wife at last June's Reunion at Independence, Missouri. I've seen it several times on BBC World TV News. Very popular in Venezuala riots, Spain, Peru and other places where crowds form and hold marches of peace to protest. Maybe not seen in US The PACE flag was actually a peace movement flag in Italy! From Oxford PACE - by leave of, in announcing contrary opinion PASCHAL - of the Passover, of Easter PACE EGGS were a tradion of Lancashire, England have been talked about before. maybe some of you remember My father and aunts were born in Lancashire, UK The PACE EGGS were a tradition there. Other Paces in England, say they know nothing of this, but in Lancashire, Yorkshire (of the north east) it was well known tradition. GTPace Canada If you don't like what I write, cut me off this lest From: http://pacentro.jeffsmobile.ca/ Pacentro, a town situated in the National Park of Maiella, located approximately 2 hours east of Rome, 1 hour west of the Adriatic Coast. Reportedly, Pacentro became a populated area around the 8th century, although archeological ruins have dated further back then that. The architecture of Pacentro has withstood the test of time. The 3 castles, constructed by the counts Valva, are still standing and have been recently renovated. Santa Maria Maggiore Church was built around the sixteenth century and St. Marcello's church, founded in 1047, was restored in 1166. The town is situated at approximately 1200 feet. also see: http://www.pacentro.org/ http://www.abruzzoheritage.com/ The St. Thomas of Aquinas motto is Pace e Bene, or "peace and health," so the place might be incorporating "peace" in the name?