A sumptuous fish-based lunch, including pasta with tuna and prawns. There was no shortage of desserts on the table set for a special occasion: the 104th birthday of grandmother Peppina , born Giuseppina Corona. Her morning in the house on Via Dante was spent among stories from the past and long chats with the guests who came to visit her.

Including the municipal administrators, the mayor Cesare Mannini and the councilor Giovanni Garau, who arrived with a floral tribute that grandmother Peppina appreciated. Widowed by her husband Mario Cauli in 2004, she had nine children, five of whom are living . The recent death of a daughter, the second in the space of two years, has marked his days and affected his mood.

But today is an exclusive day, to celebrate an enviable anniversary, among the affection of his children, 19 grandchildren and as many great-grandchildren. A woman of deep faith, grandmother Peppina, who also ran the grocery store in Lotzorai, is devoted to Padre Pio.

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