🔔 The Italian Almanac

August 23

Stories and curiosities for August 23, 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… 8

8 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 23

Patron saint festival In 300 days 📍 Meana Sardo

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 23 and 24 August

On 24 August Meana Sardo, a municipality of 1,913 inhabitants in the province of Nuoro, celebrates its patron saint San Bartolomeo with a festival lasting three or four days.

Patron saint festival In 300 days 📍 Temù

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 23 and 24 August

On 24 August Temù, a municipality of 1,083 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo; on the eve, in the past, stacks of wood were burned on the mountains.

Patron saint festival In 300 days 📍 Fiumalbo

Feast of San Bartolomeo Apostolo

📅 Every year, on 23 and 24 August

On 23 and 24 August Fiumalbo, a municipality of 1,304 inhabitants in the province of Modena, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo with the village lit by candles and a procession.

Patron saint festival In 300 days 📍 Frasso Sabino

Feast of San Pietro in Vincoli

📅 Every year, on 23 August

On 23 August Frasso Sabino, a municipality of 688 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron San Pietro in Vincoli with the procession and the 'Canestro' parade.

Patron saint festival In 300 days 📍 Morra De Sanctis

Feast of San Rocco

📅 Every year, on 23 August

On 23 August Morra De Sanctis, a municipality of 1,309 inhabitants in the province of Avellino, celebrates the patronal feast of San Rocco.

Patron saint festival In 300 days 📍 Galati Mamertino

Saint James and the Feast of the Three Saints, with processions from three different churches

📅 Every year, from 23 to 26 August (Feast of the Three Saints: Saint James, Most Holy Crucifix and Saint Roch)

Galati Mamertino celebrates Saint James from 23 to 26 August, together with the Most Holy Crucifix and Saint Roch, in the Feast of the Three Saints: one of the town's most important celebrations, with processions from three churches in different districts of the historic centre.