🔔 The Italian Almanac

August 27

Stories and curiosities for August 27, 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… 7

7 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on August 27

Patron saint festival In 304 days 📍 San Rufo

Feast of San Rufo

📅 Every year, on 27 August

On 27 August San Rufo, a municipality of 1,729 inhabitants in the province of Salerno, celebrates its patron San Rufo.

Patron saint festival In 304 days 📍 Agosta

Feast of Sant'Agostino

📅 Every year, on 27 and 28 August

On 27 and 28 August Agosta, a municipality of 1,760 inhabitants in the metropolitan city of Rome, celebrates its patron Sant'Agostino with the procession of the saint's 'I Bustu'.

Patron saint festival In 304 days 📍 Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea

Our Lady of Grace, patron celebrated with the «scinduta» and the ritual cry

📅 Every year, from Friday to the last Sunday of August, with the «scinduta da Madonna» fifteen days earlier

Mazzarrà Sant'Andrea celebrates Our Lady of Grace from Friday to the last Sunday of August; fifteen days earlier the «scinduta da Madonna» takes place, when the statue is placed on its litter, opening a feast of great popular participation.