Feast of Saint Francis Xavier
📅 Every year, on 3 December
On 3 December Sorbo San Basile celebrates its patron Saint Francis Xavier; the municipal territory includes Colle Castagna.
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5 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on December 3
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Our Lady of Liberation in Padre Pio's birthplace
📅 Every year, on 3 December
Pietrelcina celebrates Our Lady of Liberation on 3 December. The town, which each year draws a substantial pilgrimage of the faithful, was the birthplace of Padre Pio.
Saint Francis of Paola, patron born of the memory of an earthquake
📅 Every year, from 1 to 3 December, in memory of the earthquake days
Roggiano Gravina celebrates Saint Francis of Paola from 1 to 3 December. The saint's wooden statue is kept in the old Church of Sant'Antonio; on these days the community recalls the terrible days of an earthquake and renews its devotion to its protector, with religious and civic rites.
Saint Francis Xavier, patron venerated in the church of Santa Maria la Nova
📅 Every year, on 3 December
Sant'Anastasia celebrates Saint Francis Xavier on 3 December; his cult is centred on the church of Santa Maria la Nova, the town's main place of worship, whose present building dates from 1546.
Saint Francis Xavier, the patron of a church dedicated to the Trinity
📅 Every year, on 3 December
Gressoney-La-Trinité celebrates Saint Francis Xavier on 3 December: since the Trinity, to whom the parish church is dedicated, cannot be attributed to a single patron saint, this role falls to Francis Xavier. The building was consecrated in 1702 by the bishop of Aosta, François-Amédée Milliet d'Arvillars.