🔔 The Italian Almanac

August 11

Stories and curiosities for August 11, from the Italy of a thousand bell towers.

No story for this day yet: here are the towns celebrating and the village of the day.

🎉 Celebrations today in… 11

11 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 11

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 Cossoine

Feast of Saint Clare

📅 Every year, on 11 August

On 11 August Cossoine, a municipality of 900 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, celebrates its patroness Saint Clare (santa Chiara).

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 Marciana Marina

Feast of Saint Clare

📅 Every year, on 11 August

On 11 August Marciana Marina, a municipality of 1,946 inhabitants in the province of Livorno, celebrates its patroness Saint Clare (santa Chiara).

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 Villachiara

Feast of Saint Clare

📅 Every year, on 11 August

On 11 August Villachiara, a municipality of 1,432 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patroness Saint Clare (santa Chiara).

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 Roatto

Feast of Saint Radegund

📅 Every year, on 11 August

On 11 August Roatto, a municipality of 374 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patroness Saint Radegund (santa Radegonda).

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 Osini

Feast of Saint Susanna

📅 Every year, on 11 August

On 11 August Osini, a municipality of 811 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro, celebrates its patroness Saint Susanna (Santa Susanna).

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 Alife

Pope Sixtus I, patron of the Good Friday procession

📅 Every year, on 11 August; Good Friday brings the Addolorata and Cristo Morto procession

Alife celebrates Pope Sixtus I on 11 August. On the evening of Good Friday, a sculptural group of Our Lady of Sorrows and the Dead Christ is carried solemnly in procession. Deeply felt too is the devotion to the Maronna Grazia, celebrated on the third Sunday of September.

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 La Salle

Saint Cassian and the Badoche

📅 Every year, from 11 to 13 August

From 11 to 13 August La Salle celebrates Saint Cassian with the Badoche: the young men go round the houses at dawn to announce the feast, and after Mass they dance on the church square.

Patron saint festival In 288 days 📍 Iglesias

Saint Clare, patron of the town of the Mid-August candlesticks

📅 Every year, on 11 August; on 15 August the Festa di Sancta Maria di Mezo di Gosto with the candelieri is held

Iglesias celebrates Saint Clare on 11 August; a few days later, on 15 August, the Festa di Sancta Maria di Mezo di Gosto is held, a religious procession with shoulder-borne votive structures called «candelieri», in honour of the Assumed Virgin.