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August 2

Stories and curiosities for August 2, 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… 19

19 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 2

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Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Quart

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Quart celebrates Saint Eusebius, in the village dominated by the castle of the lords of Quart, atop a hill since around 1180.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Pisano

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Pisano, a municipality of 770 inhabitants in the province of Novara, celebrates its patron Saint Eusebius the Bishop (sant'Eusebio vescovo).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Pasturo

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Pasturo, a municipality of 1,961 inhabitants in the province of Lecco, celebrates its patron Saint Eusebius (sant'Eusebio).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Ottiglio

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Ottiglio, a municipality of 672 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patron Saint Eusebius (sant'Eusebio).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Carezzano

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Carezzano, a municipality of 444 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patron Saint Eusebius of Vercelli (sant'Eusebio di Vercelli).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Ternengo

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Ternengo, a municipality of 298 inhabitants in the province of Biella, celebrates its patron Saint Eusebius (sant'Eusebio).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Agra

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Agra, a municipality of 379 inhabitants in the province of Varese, celebrates its patron Saint Eusebius of Vercelli (sant'Eusebio di Vercelli).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Salmour

Feast of Saint Eusebius

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Salmour, a municipality of 706 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patron Saint Eusebius (sant'Eusebio).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 San Roberto

Feast of San Giorgio

📅 Every year, on the first Monday of August

On the first Monday of August San Roberto, a municipality of 1,833 inhabitants in the province of Reggio Calabria, celebrates its patron San Giorgio.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Bortigali

Feast of Santa Maria degli Angeli

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Bortigali, a municipality of 1,417 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro, celebrates its patroness Santa Maria degli Angeli (Our Lady of the Angels).

Patron saint festival 📍 Cefalù

Feast of the Holy Saviour

📅 Every year, 2–6 August

Cefalù's biggest week runs 2-6 August, honouring the Holy Saviour of the Norman cathedral with services, concerts and folk parades — and a greasy-pole contest over the sea to finish.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Romana

Feast of the Madonna degli Angeli

📅 Every year, on 2 August

On 2 August Romana, a municipality of 578 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, celebrates its patroness the Madonna degli Angeli (Our Lady of the Angels).

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Berzo Demo

Patronal feasts of Berzo Demo

📅 Every year: 2 August in Berzo, 10 August in Demo, 16 August in Monte

Berzo Demo, a municipality of 1,720 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates three patrons: Saint Eusebius of Vercelli on 2 August, Saint Lawrence on 10 August and Saint Roch on 16 August.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Agrate Brianza

Saint Eusebius, patron of the land of the Palio degli asini

📅 Every year, on 2 August; the first Sunday of October also holds the patronal feast of the Madonna del Rosario

Agrate Brianza celebrates Saint Eusebius on 2 August, in the church dedicated to him; the first Sunday of October also holds the patronal feast of the Madonna del Rosario, while the first Sunday of June, in the hamlet of Omate, hosts the much-loved Palio degli asini donkey race.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Adrano

Saint Nicholas Politi and the Angel's Flight

📅 Every year, on 2, 3 and 4 August

On 3 August, near the end of the procession, a child dressed as an angel flies twelve metres above the image of Saint Nicholas Politi and throws a bunch of flowers down to him.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Modigliana

Saint Stephen, patron of the Agro-Urban Trails Festival

📅 Every year, on 2 August; since 2021 the Agro-Urban Trails Festival

Modigliana celebrates Saint Stephen on 2 August, in the cathedral dedicated to him. Since 2021, the Festival dei Sentieri Agrourbani has enhanced the territory with hikes, music and food-and-wine events.

Patron saint festival In 279 days 📍 Caprino Veronese

The Assumption of Mary, patron of the land of Forte Cimo Grande

📅 Every year, on 2 August; 16 August brings Saint Roch at Pesina and Gaon, with an 1656 statue

Caprino Veronese celebrates the Assumption of Mary on 2 August. On 16 August, in the hamlets of Pesina and Gaon, the traditional feast of Saint Roch is held, with a procession and the display of the statue: the one in Gaon is a wooden sculpture dating to 1656.