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August 24

Stories and curiosities for August 24, 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… 111

111 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 24

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Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Lipari

Feast of Saint Bartholomew

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Lipari celebrates Saint Bartholomew, to whom the co-cathedral of 1094 inside the Castello is dedicated. The saint also appears on the town's coat of arms, at the gate of the towered castle.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Benevento

Feast of Saint Bartholomew

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Benevento celebrates Saint Bartholomew the apostle, whose relics reached the city in 838 and still rest in his basilica, rebuilt after the earthquake of 1688.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Arola

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Arola, a municipality of 250 inhabitants in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Branzi

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Branzi, a municipality of 732 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Bruno

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Bruno, a municipality of 351 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Caldes

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Caldes, a municipality of 1,090 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Campofilone

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Campofilone, a municipality of 1,951 inhabitants in the province of Fermo, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Caprezzo

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Caprezzo, a municipality of 168 inhabitants in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Capriana

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Capriana, a municipality of 605 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Chiusaforte

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Chiusaforte, a municipality of 703 inhabitants in the province of Udine, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Colere

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Colere, a municipality of 1,137 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo the apostle.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Cunico

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Cunico, a municipality of 528 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo the apostle.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Domaso

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Domaso, a municipality of 1,455 inhabitants in the province of Como, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Fontechiari

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Fontechiari, a municipality of 1,318 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo Apostolo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Frassinetto

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Frassinetto, a municipality of 272 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Turin, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Germagno

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Germagno, a municipality of 186 inhabitants in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Longano

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Longano, a municipality of 697 inhabitants in the province of Isernia, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Margno

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Margno, a municipality of 375 inhabitants in the province of Lecco, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Molazzana

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Molazzana, a municipality of 1,127 inhabitants in the province of Lucca, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Montagna

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Montagna, a municipality of 1,627 inhabitants in the province of Bolzano, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Morsasco

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Morsasco, a municipality of 712 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Nomaglio

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Nomaglio, a municipality of 312 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Turin, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Oltre il Colle

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Oltre il Colle, a municipality of 1,058 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Sala Comacina

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Sala Comacina, a municipality of 614 inhabitants in the province of Como, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo the apostle.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Scopa

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Scopa, a municipality of 391 inhabitants in the province of Vercelli, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Seggiano

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Seggiano, a municipality of 1,004 inhabitants in the province of Grosseto, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Segonzano

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Segonzano, a municipality of 1,531 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Songavazzo

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Songavazzo, a municipality of 702 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo the apostle.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Vische

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Vische, a municipality of 1,314 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Turin, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Canal San Bovo

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Canal San Bovo, a municipality of 1,592 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo the apostle; co-patron is San Bovo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Sillano Giuncugnano

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August at Sillano and on 2 September at Giuncugnano

On 24 August Sillano Giuncugnano, a municipality of 1,150 inhabitants in the province of Lucca, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo at Sillano; Sant'Antonino is celebrated at Giuncugnano on 2 September.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Agugliaro

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Agugliaro, a municipality of 1,422 inhabitants in the province of Vicenza, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Ottone

Feast of San Bartolomeo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Ottone, a municipality of 570 inhabitants in the province of Piacenza, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Arsoli

Feast of San Bartolomeo and the Madonna di Guadalupe

📅 Every year, on 24 August and the last Sunday of August

On 24 August and the last Sunday of August Arsoli, a municipality of 1,647 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Rome, celebrates its patrons San Bartolomeo the apostle and the Madonna di Guadalupe.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Giffone

Feast of San Bartolomeo Apostolo

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Giffone, a municipality of 1,946 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria, celebrates its patron San Bartolomeo Apostolo.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Geraci Siculo

Saint Bartholomew and Count Ventimiglia's leap

📅 Every year, on 24 August

Geraci Siculo celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August; in 1338, according to tradition, Count Francesco I Ventimiglia threw himself and his horse off a cliff in the town rather than fall to the royal troops besieging the castle.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Borgo Tossignano

Saint Bartholomew and the Festa d'e' Borg

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the Festa d'e' Borg since 1757, third Sunday of October

Borgo Tossignano celebrates Saint Bartholomew the Apostle on 24 August. The «Festa d'e' Borg» has been held uninterruptedly since 1757 every third Sunday of October, organized by a local confraternity.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Barzago

Saint Bartholomew and the Palio dei Rioni

📅 Every year, on 24 August, with the Palio dei Rioni into early September

Barzago celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August. From 27 August to 4 September, four districts compete in the Palio, launched by the Oratory in 1981 and revived in 2011.

Patron saint festival 📍 Trino

Saint Bartholomew and the works in his church

📅 Every year, on 24 August

On 24 August Trino celebrates Saint Bartholomew in the parish church dedicated to him, rebuilt in the 17th century and richly decorated: a panel by Giovenone, a canvas by Guala, frescoes by Morgari.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Ronciglione

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of one of Italy's most beautiful carnivals

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the Carnival ranks among Italy's ten most beautiful

Ronciglione celebrates Saint Bartholomew the Apostle on 24 August. Born from the Renaissance and Baroque Roman carnival tradition, the Ronciglione Carnival is considered among the ten most beautiful in Italy, with the Hussars' cavalcade recalling a historical 19th-century ride of French soldiers.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Busseto

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of the land of Giuseppe Verdi

📅 Every year, on 24 August, with the Sagra di San Bartolomeo, in the birthplace of Giuseppe Verdi

Busseto celebrates Saint Bartholomew the Apostle on 24 August, in the collegiate church dedicated to him, with the Sagra di San Bartolomeo, known in dialect as Sègra ad San Bartlamé. In the hamlet of Roncole Verdi, the famous composer Giuseppe Verdi was born on 10 October 1813.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Carpenedolo

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of the land of the panoramic churchyard

📅 Every year, on 24 August; after the war the Carnival tradition of the Goghi floats was revived

Carpenedolo celebrates Saint Bartholomew the Apostle on 24 August. The church is reached via a staircase leading to the raised churchyard, in a panoramic position over the surrounding plain. After the Second World War, the tradition of the Carnevale carpenedolese was revived, with the float parade of the Goghi, an ancient pro-Venetian faction.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Casina

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of the old fairs

📅 Every year, on 24 August; feasts and fairs once eased the villages' labour

Casina celebrates Saint Bartholomew the Apostle on 24 August, in the church dedicated to him. Various feasts and fairs used to ease the townspeople's hard work: at Sarzano on Whit Tuesday, at Leguigno for Saint Anne, at Paullo on 20 August.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Ossi

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, patron of the Saint Cecilia feast

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the Saint Cecilia feast, instituted in the mid-20th century by Paolo Derudas

Ossi celebrates Saint Bartholomew the Apostle on 24 August, in the church dedicated to him. Among the popular feasts is that of Saint Cecilia, instituted in the mid-20th century by Paolo Derudas and elevated to a fair in the 1960s.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Rodì Milici

Saint Bartholomew, patron of a town born from the union of two ancient villages

📅 Every year, on 24 August at Rodì (Saint Bartholomew, with Saint Philip of Agira on 12 May); on 24 June at Milici (Saint John)

Rodì Milici celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August, in the church dedicated to him; Rodì also venerates Saint Philip of Agira on 12 May, while Milici celebrates Saint John on 24 June, in a territory that preserves the remains of ancient Longane.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Boves

Saint Bartholomew, patron of a town documented since 815

📅 Every year, on 24 August

Boves celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August; the town, first recorded in a document from 815 under the name Bovixium, holds in the sanctuary of the Madonna dei Boschi frescoes by Giacomo Rossignolo, including a celebrated Last Judgement.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Roveredo in Piano

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the «Pindoi» game

📅 Every year, on 24 August, with the Pindoi game among the twelve ancient boroughs

Roveredo in Piano celebrates Saint Bartholomew, patron of the municipality, on 24 August, with the fair and the «Pindoi» game that brings the town's twelve ancient boroughs back to life.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Illasi

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the cholera vow

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the second Sunday of May brings the 1837 vow procession

Illasi celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August. On the second Sunday of May, a procession climbs from the town to the hill, in memory of the vow of thanks made after the 1837 cholera epidemic.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Villa Bartolomea

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the early-October fair

📅 Every year, on 24 August; early October brings the traditional fair

Villa Bartolomea celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August, in the church dedicated to him, an important reference point for the rosary and Marian devotion, as well as for the traditional early-October fair.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Valfenera

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the land of Piedmontese mixed boiled meats

📅 Every year, on 24 August; other events include the Sant'Orsola fair and the Piedmontese mixed boiled meats festival

Valfenera celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August, in the church dedicated to him; other events in the town include the Carnevale del Cunt e d'la Cuntëssa d'la Roca and the Fiera di Sant'Orsola with its mixed boiled meats fair.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Orzinuovi

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the land of the Regional Fair

📅 Every year, on 24 August; between late August and early September the Regional Fair, held since 1948

Orzinuovi celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August. The Regional Fair of Orzinuovi, organized annually since 1948 as an agricultural market fair, is usually held between late August and early September. In 1955, from 25 to 29 August, it hosted the first Festival Orceano della Canzone, organized with RAI, SIAE and Sedrim, drawing over 248 songwriters.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Salzano

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the land of the Sagra di San Bortolo

📅 Every year, on 24 August, with the Sagra di San Bortolo where the male duck is cooked

Salzano celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August with the Sagra di San Bortolo, dedicated to the patron, during which the male duck is cooked as a typical product. The town also hosts the Carnevale della Monica, a regional-level allegorical float parade, and the Festa della Filatura, reenacting the silk production cycle at the historic silk mill.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Capannoli

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the National Bird Fair

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the second Sunday of September brings the National Bird Fair

Capannoli celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August, in the abbey church dedicated to him. On the second Sunday of September, the National Bird Fair is held, while 2 May is the kite festival at the Valdera airfield.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Airasca

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the town of the Chicken Festival

📅 Every year, on 24 August, with the traditional Chicken Festival

Airasca celebrates the apostle Saint Bartholomew on 24 August; for the occasion, the town council, merchants and the «Amici di Bacco» association organise the traditional Chicken Festival, while the first Monday of April brings the Spring Fair.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Brugherio

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the town of the goose palio

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the Festa di Occhiate is held in September since 1984

Brugherio celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August; every September, since 1984, the Cascina di Occhiate hosts the Festa di Occhiate, enlivened by the distinctive «goose palio» dedicated to all the town's children.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Borgomanero

Saint Bartholomew, patron of the town of the Grape Festival

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the Grape Festival is held in September since 1936

Borgomanero celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August; since 1936 the town has hosted the Grape Festival in September, with cultural, sporting and folk events, including the Palio degli Asini, whose origins some documents trace back to 1891.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Loria

Saint Bartholomew, patron with the shrine feast of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice

📅 Every year, on 24 August; at the end of May the shrine feast of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice

Loria celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August, in the church dedicated to him, with the feast held at the end of August. At the end of May, the shrine feast of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice is held, while every Wednesday morning, behind the town hall, the municipal market takes place.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Mestrino

Saint Bartholomew, patron with the Soco Fair since 1555

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the Soco Fair dates back to 1555, authorised by the Republic of Venice

Mestrino celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August, in the church dedicated to him, which holds a fine antependium attributed to Baldassare Longhena and a sculptural Annunciation group by Pietro Baratta (17th century). The oldest known document on the Soco Fair dates to 1555, from the archives of the Republic of Venice.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Resana

Saint Bartholomew, Resana's «San Bortolo»

📅 Every year, on 24 August; the saint is also locally called San Bortolo

Resana celebrates its patron, Saint Bartholomew, also locally called San Bortolo, on 24 August. On this occasion, a large village fair is organised, with a charity fishing game, food stalls, music and dancing.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Lecce

Saints Oronzo, Giusto and Fortunato

📅 Every year, from 24 to 26 August

Lecce's main feast lasts three days, from 24 to 26 August. The statues of the three patrons are enthroned in the cathedral and carried in procession on the 24th.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Nepi

Saints Ptolemy and Romanus, patrons of the silent procession of the Dead Christ

📅 Every year, on 24 and 25 August; on Good Friday the silent procession of the Dead Christ

Nepi celebrates its patrons, Saints Ptolemy and Romanus, on 24 and 25 August. On Good Friday, the procession of the «Dead Christ» is held: the statues of Christ taken down from the cross and of the Sorrowful Mother are carried on the shoulders through the town's streets by the confraternities, in a silent funeral cortege.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Celano

Saints Simplicius, Constantius and Victorian, patrons amid the Piccolomini Castle

📅 Every year, from 24 to 26 August; on Good Friday the procession of the seven confraternities

Celano celebrates its patrons, the martyr saints Simplicius, Constantius and Victorian, from 24 to 26 August. On Good Friday, instead, the procession of the seven confraternities is held, with the Sorrowful Mothers, Veronicas, angels and saints singing polyphonic chants.

Patron saint festival In 301 days 📍 Ostuni

The Cavalcade of Saint Oronzo

📅 Every year, from 24 to 27 August; Saint Blaise on 3 February

Four days of feasting, 24 to 27 August, and a procession on horseback: the Cavalcata, once of the Devout, with horses and riders in full caparison crossing the white town.