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55 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on December 26
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📅 Every year, on 26 December (Saint Stephen) and 10 August (Saint Lawrence)
Fara Olivana con Sola has two patrons: Saint Stephen, celebrated on 26 December, and Saint Lawrence, celebrated on 10 August; a church of the town is dedicated to each.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Palazzuolo sul Senio celebrates its patron Saint Stephen; in December the village also comes alive with "Elfi'n Borg", a Christmas trail through the streets of the centre.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Bardello celebrates its patron Saint Stephen; the town has an observation tower for the judges of rowing races.
📅 Every year, on 26 December (Saint Stephen)
Casale Cremasco-Vidolasco has as patrons Saint Stephen, celebrated on 26 December, and Saints Faustinus and Jovita; a church of the town is dedicated to each.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Casalmoro celebrates its patron Saint Stephen; the town's most cherished festival, however, is the Madonna del Dosso on 21 November, with dawn Mass and firecrackers.
📅 Every year, on 26 December (the local calendar also lists a patronal feast on 4 and 5 August)
On 26 December Castelnuovo Calcea celebrates its patron Saint Stephen, to whom the town's church is dedicated; the local calendar also lists a patronal feast on 4 and 5 August.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Castelsantangelo sul Nera celebrates its patron Saint Stephen; the municipal territory preserves the Monastero di San Liberatore.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Mazzo di Valtellina celebrates its patron Saint Stephen; the town preserves the Castello di Pedenale.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Monvalle celebrates its patron Saint Stephen, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Oncino, a small municipality of about eighty inhabitants, celebrates its patron Saint Stephen, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Piozzo celebrates its patron Saint Stephen; the town is known for the Fiera Nazionale della Zucca, the national pumpkin fair held on the first weekend of October.
📅 Every year, on 26 December and 3 August
Rocca Santo Stefano celebrates its patron Saint Stephen on 26 December and 3 August; his name became part of the town's own name.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Santo Stefano Roero celebrates its patron Saint Stephen, whose name became part of the town's own name; in August, in the San Lorenzo hamlet, the Festa di Valle brings vintage cars and tractors.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Sorico celebrates its patron Saint Stephen; the town also keeps the memory of Saint Miro, a hermit venerated as the "patron of rain", with a night torchlight walk on 31 December.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Allein celebrates Saint Stephen; in summer, instead, comes the Fëta di Trifolle, devoted to potato soup.
📅 Every year, on 26 December (Saint Stephen) and 18 August (Saint Liberata)
Santo Stefano di Rogliano celebrates its patrons Saint Stephen, on 26 December, and Saint Liberata, on 18 August; a place of worship in the town is dedicated to each.
📅 Every year, on 26 December (Saint Stephen); in Mannoli on 15 August (Assumption)
On 26 December Santo Stefano in Aspromonte celebrates its patron Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, whose name became part of the town's own name, within the Aspromonte National Park.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Solarolo Rainerio celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, patron together with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino; the town preserves Villa Zanetti.
📅 Every year, on 26 December (Saint Stephen) and 16 August (Saint Roch)
On 26 December Villa Santo Stefano celebrates its co-patron Saint Stephen the Protomartyr; the main patron is Saint Roch, with the August Panarda, a great chickpea-soup distribution dating from around 1601.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; also celebrated on 26 July
Santo Stefano Ticino celebrates Saint Anne on 26 December. The feast is renewed on 26 July.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Palazzolo dello Stella celebrates Saint Stephen and Saint Anthony of Padua on 26 December, in the church dedicated to Saint Stephen.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Garlate celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December, once patron of the ancient parish of Garlate, superseded in 1574.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
On 26 December Gressan celebrates Saint Stephen the protomartyr; on the first Sunday of October, instead, comes the Fëta di pomme, the apple festival.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Filattiera celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. The last weekend of June, within the walls of the historic centre, comes the Festa della Fame e della Sete (Festival of Hunger and Thirst).
📅 Every year, on 26 December
The patron of Prato is Saint Stephen, on 26 December, and the day before, from Donatello's pulpit, the city's dearest relic is shown: the Holy Girdle.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; the International Guitar Festival since 2007 in late August
Menaggio celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. Since 2007, every year in late August, the International Guitar Festival is held, organized by the Pro Loco.
📅 Every year, on 26 December and 11-13 August
Montemilone celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December and the Madonna del Bosco on 11, 12 and 13 August; the Virgin's 13th-century wooden statue, kept in the mother church, is carried to the sanctuary precisely during the August patronal feast.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Caorle's patrons are Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Stephen the protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December: the cathedral keeps the reliquary of his skull. But the town's devotion is for the Madonna who came from the sea.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; the Palio dei Borghi every two years
Ruda celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him. Every two years, the Palio dei Borghi is held, among Brichis, Dota, Menteressa and Nordisa.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Ome celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Cividate Camuno celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Fontana Liri celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. The town also holds the Shrine of Maria Santissima di Loreto, whose feast is celebrated between July and August.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; the Swim of the Hermitage from Stresa to Reno di Leggiuno
Leggiuno celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him. Among the town's traditions is the Nuotata dell'Eremo, a charity swim crossing Lake Maggiore from Stresa to Reno di Leggiuno.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Pieve Santo Stefano celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the Collegiate church dedicated to him. The town band, today the Filarmonica Ermanno Brazzini, celebrated its three-hundredth anniversary in 2017.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Rocchetta Nervina celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December, in the 16th-century church dedicated to him, which holds a carved architrave from 1536; on the summit of Monte Abelliotto instead stands a 1931 battery, part of the Vallo Alpino del Littorio.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Pizzoli celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Qualiano celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December; the church dedicated to him, facing the town square, is the mother church of the town and belongs to the diocese of Aversa.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Rogno celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December, for the Piovene parish
Piovene Rocchette is a town of three parishes with three distinct patrons. The Piovene parish celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December; the Rocchette parish celebrates Saint Joseph on 19 March, and the Grumello parish the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary on 8 September.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; the town also hosts the PHC music festivals
Poviglio celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December. The town also hosts major international music festivals, organised under the PHC (PoviglioHC) brand, which over the years have featured bands such as Agnostic Front, Ratos de Porão, D.R.I., Poison Idea and Nuclear Assault.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Telese Terme celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Santo Stefano di Cadore celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr on 26 December, with Saint John the Baptist as second patron on 24 June.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Nerviano celebrates Saint Stephen the Protomartyr, patron of the ancient parish of Nerviano, on 26 December, still today, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Castel Vittorio celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him, rebuilt in Baroque style in 1764; inside is a Crucifixion of Jesus by the painter Marcello Venusti and a crucifix by Anton Maria Maragliano.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Villanova d'Albenga celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December; the church dedicated to him, at Pian Cavatorio, was built in Romanesque style in the 12th century, even before the town itself was founded.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Cetona celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Sala Baganza celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. The town's other patron, Saint Lawrence, is celebrated on 10 August.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; also celebrated the last Sunday of May
Rosate celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, heir to the ancient pieve of Rosate, of which the saint was already patron. He is also celebrated on the last Sunday of May.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Taino celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December, for Capraia
Capraia celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him. Every year, on the evening of 1 May, in Capraia Fiorentina, Saint Grania, protector of children, is celebrated by lighting the «fires of Saint Grania», which light up the whole town.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; 27 December brings the San Stevenin cattle fair
Canzo celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the basilica dedicated to him. The following day, San Stevenin, the old cattle fair is held under the market portico.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; the Fiera gròssa on the first Tuesday of August and December
Appiano Gentile celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him. Twice a year, on the first Tuesday of August and the first Tuesday of December, the traditional Fiera gròssa is held.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Fino Mornasco celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Farra di Soligo celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; in the second half of August the feast of Saint Roch is held
Priocca celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December; in the second half of August, the feast of Saint Roch is held, while the first Sunday of May hosts the spring fair.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; the first week of August hosts the Sagra dell'agnolotto
Felizzano celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December; the town's main event, however, is the Sagra dell'agnolotto, in the first week of August, while the last week of July hosts the Festa della Leva, three days of celebrations for young people coming of age.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Lamporecchio celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the parish church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; the town once held the Saint Joseph the Worker fair
Osnago celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. The town once held the traditional Saint Joseph the Worker fair, while between May and July the «Un mese per gioco» festival is held.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; mid-Lent brings the Segavecchia, since 1451
Cotignola celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him. At mid-Lent, the Segavecchia is held, one of the oldest feasts in Romagna: celebrated since 1451, with the masked procession of the Old Woman and allegorical floats through the town's streets.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; 4 May brings the Palio di San Floriano
Maiolati Spontini celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. Every 4 May, at the church of San Floriano, a palio is held for the saint's feast.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Tradate celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December; the town also hosts the Fisogni Museum and the Frera Motorcycle Museum.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Vitulazio also celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December; the other patron, Our Lady of the Agnena, is celebrated from the Thursday to the Sunday after Easter.
📅 Every year, on 26 December, in the church now serving as the cemetery chapel
Cervaro celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December; the other patron, Our Lady of Piternis, is celebrated on 8 September. The Church of Santo Stefano, adjoining the cemetery, is now used as its chapel.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Biella celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December; the town grew up around the baptistery and bell tower of an ancient church dedicated to him, choosing as its symbol the bear, once common in the valleys around the famous sanctuary of Oropa.
📅 Every year, on 26 December, with co-patrons Saint Valentine and Saint Blaise
San Stino di Livenza celebrates its patrons, Saint Stephen, Saint Valentine and Saint Blaise, on 26 December.
📅 Every year, on 26 December; on the first weekend of October the Ganzega d'Autunno
Mori celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December. On the first weekend of October, the «Ganzega d'Autunno» is held; the Carnival of Mori stands out as the longest in Trentino, with eight events organised by the individual hamlets over about a month.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Chiusanico celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the Neoclassical church completed in 1840; before it, the town's first parish church was that of San Lorenzo, an early medieval pieve and ancient religious mother church of the whole area.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Dongo celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Malcesine celebrates Saint Stephen on 26 December, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 26 December, with the Historical Reenactment and Archery Challenge in September for 41 years
Montopoli in Val d'Arno celebrates its patrons, Saints Stephen and John the Evangelist, on 26 December. On the second weekend of September, for 41 years, the Historical Reenactment and Archery Challenge has been held, twinned with the Festa dell'Innamorata of Capoliveri.
📅 Every year, on 26 December
Olgiate Olona celebrates Saints Stephen and Lawrence on 26 December, in the church dedicated to them. The Church of San Gregorio Magno is instead the patronal church of the whole pastoral community of Olgiate Olona.
