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29 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 26
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📅 Every year, on 26 August
On 26 August Bergamo celebrates Saint Alexander. The church where he was buried was pulled down in 1561 by the Venetians to make room for the walls: the dedication then passed to the cathedral in the upper town.
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On 26 August Marsico Nuovo celebrates Saint Gianuario, bishop and martyr, whose remains were found under the rubble of a church and taken to the co-cathedral in 1827.
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On 26 August Toro, a municipality of 1,450 inhabitants in the province of Campobasso, celebrates its patron San Mercurio, with pilgrims visiting the church dedicated to the saint.
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On 26 August Vallo Torinese, a municipality of 785 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patron San Secondo.
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On 26 August Lovero, a municipality of 667 inhabitants in the province of Sondrio, celebrates its patron Sant'Alessandro.
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On 26 August Zeme, a municipality of 1,082 inhabitants in the province of Pavia, celebrates its patron Sant'Alessandro.
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On 26 August Briona, a municipality of 1,234 inhabitants in the province of Novara, celebrates its patron Sant'Alessandro.
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On 26 August Barzio, a municipality of 1,297 inhabitants in the province of Lecco, celebrates its patron Sant'Alessandro.
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On 26 August Cessole, a municipality of 420 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron Sant'Alessandro di Bergamo.
📅 Every year, on 26 August and the fourth Sunday of September
On 26 August Cortenuova, a municipality of 1,942 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patron Sant'Alessandro the martyr; co-patroness is Santa Fausta.
📅 Every year, on 26 and 27 August
On 26 and 27 August Panni, a municipality of 858 inhabitants in the province of Foggia, celebrates its two patrons: San Costanzo the martyr and the Madonna del Bosco.
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Grassobbio celebrates Saint Alexander and Saint Grata of Bergamo on 26 August.
📅 Every year, on 26 August, with the Palio delle Contrade
Traona celebrates Saint Alexander of Bergamo and Saint Luigi Guanella on 26 August, with the Palio delle Contrade.
📅 Every year, on 26 August; the annual chess festival
Castione della Presolana celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him. The town also hosts an annual chess festival now of worldwide fame.
📅 Every year, on 26 August
Ponteranica celebrates its official patron Saint Alexander of Bergamo on 26 August, in the Church of San Vincenzo e Sant'Alessandro; on 27 July, Saint Pantaleon, the town's unofficial patron, is also celebrated.
📅 Every year, on 26 August; in 1927 the town marked the centenary of the crucifix's translation from Como
Cesate celebrates Saint Alexander the Martyr on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him and Saint Martin. In 1927, the town marked with a procession in Piazza IV Novembre the centenary of the translation from Como of the miraculous crucifix.
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Albizzate celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him.
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Paladina celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him.
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Robbiate celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him.
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Fara Gera d'Adda celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August.
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Besozzo celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him together with Saint Tiburtius.
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Massanzago celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 August; at Montone since 1994 the festival «between the sun and the moon»
Mosciano Sant'Angelo celebrates Saint Alexander on 26 August. In the hamlet of Montone, a striking medieval village, the cultural festival «Montone tra il sole e la luna» has been held every year since 1994.
📅 Every year, on 26 August, with Saint Orontius's chariot carried in an evening procession to the main square
Turi celebrates Saint John the Baptist and Saint Orontius on 26 August: the chariot of Saint Orontius, which moves from the square in front of the church named after him, near the town cemetery, is carried in the evening procession all the way to the town's main square. On 8 September, around a chapel in the old borgo, the whole town gathers to celebrate the Nativity of Mary.
📅 Every year, on 26 August
Muro Leccese celebrates Saint Orontius on 26 August. The town's other patron, the Holy Crucifix, is celebrated from 2 to 4 May.
📅 Every year, on 26 August, with the characteristic gozzo boat regatta
Ventimiglia celebrates Saint Secundus on 26 August, with the characteristic gozzo boat regatta; since 1977 the town has also hosted the Medieval August, a historical procession and gozzo regatta held every year between 6 and 14 August.
📅 Every year, on 26 August; the «Cà ad Vigna» festival in Forvilla is held the second Sunday of October
Givoletto celebrates Saint Secundus on 26 August, in the church dedicated to him; the parish community also organises the «Cà ad Vigna» festival in the hamlet of Forvilla, on the second Sunday of October, and the feasts of Mary Help of Christians, on 26 April and 24 May.
