Patron saint festival In 198 days
Saint Thomas the Apostle, the patron whose relics gave their name to a song festival
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, feast of Forgiveness
Ortona celebrates Saint Thomas the Apostle on the first Sunday of May, the feast of Forgiveness; his relics have been kept there since the 13th century, and the 1920 celebrations in his honour gave rise to the Maggiolata, the historic Abruzzese song festival.
