Fermin to Pamplona in 1196, the city decided to mark the occasion with an annual event. Over the centuries, the saint's festival, the ancient annual fair and the running of the bulls and subsequent bullfights have all melded together. The Abbey of Saint-Acheul in Amiens was founded in 1085 on the supposed tomb of Saint Firmin. Under the choir of the abbey's church there is a vault in the place where the body of Saint Firmin was miraculously discovered. The cult of St Firmin was of great religious and economic importance to Amiens during the Middle Ages and into modern times.
San Diego International Film Festival to the best first time directors. The festival offers other awards - Auteur, Vanguard, Visionary, Rising Star - that vary year to year. Other festival honorees have included, among others: Since 2014, honored celebrities and winning filmmakers have been presented with a "Golden Eagle" themed statuette, sculpted by Apache sculptor Ruben Chato. San Diego International Film Festival The San Diego International Film Festival is an independent film festival produced by the non-profit San Diego Film Foundationthat takes place annually in San Diego, California. The festival is held in September or October across two "villages" in the Gaslamp Quarter and La