Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Sacco celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester; on 2 August the Festa della Madonna degli Angeli marks the end of the 1656 plague.
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20 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on December 31
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Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Pietrarubbia celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester, to whom the town's church is dedicated; at the end of May the "Festa d'la Falciatura" recalls farming customs of the past.
Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Monte Grimano Terme celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester; the town preserves the Torre civica and the Castello di Montetassi.
Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Feroleto Antico celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester; every 15 August the Santuario di Dipodi draws thousands of pilgrims from all over Calabria.
Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Druogno celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester, to whom the parish church is dedicated; the hamlet of Coimo is famous for its October chestnut festival.
Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Cermignano celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester; the municipal territory preserves the Torre di Montegualtieri and the Palazzo De Sterlich.
Feast of Saint Sylvester
📅 Every year, on 31 December
On 31 December Cadegliano-Viconago celebrates its patron Saint Sylvester, to whom the Chiesa dei Santi Fedele e Silvestro is dedicated.
Feast of Saint Sylvester the Pope and Saint Roch
📅 Every year, on 31 December (Saint Sylvester) and 16 August (Saint Roch)
Poggio Catino has two patrons: Pope Saint Sylvester, celebrated on 31 December, and Saint Roch, celebrated on 16 August; the town preserves the Lombard Tower of Catino.
Pope Saint Sylvester and Saint Roch of Montpellier, patrons of Cesinali
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Cesinali celebrates Pope Saint Sylvester and Saint Roch of Montpellier together on 31 December. During Carnival, the town performs the Zeza and renews the Rosammarina tradition.
Pope Saint Sylvester and the Blueberry Festival
📅 Every year, on 31 December; the Blueberry Festival in August
Fanano celebrates Pope Saint Sylvester on 31 December, in the church dedicated to him. Every August, the Festa del Mirtillo is held, dedicated to the Apennine bilberry.
Saint Columba, patroness of a parish with a church perhaps of Merovingian origin
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Charvensod celebrates Saint Columba on 31 December; the parish church dedicated to her, called Sainte-Colombe, is probably of Merovingian date, and the two doves on the town's coat of arms allude precisely to her and to the collegiate church of Sant'Orso in Aosta.
Saint Sylvester and «4 passi 2 castelli»
📅 Every year, on 31 December; 4 Passi 2 Castelli on 1 May
Monte Roberto celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December, in the church dedicated to him. On 1 May, the «4 passi 2 castelli» festival is held, centered on history, tradition and local gastronomy.
Saint Sylvester and the foiled attack of 1538
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Castroreale celebrates Pope Saint Sylvester on 31 December: the cult stems from an attack foiled on that same day in 1538, attributed to the saint's intercession, who was thereafter elected patron.
Saint Sylvester, patron of a glassmaking town
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Piegaro celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December; the town is renowned for its glassmaking tradition, possibly introduced by Venetian craftsmen in the late 13th century, when Venice banned furnaces from the city and moved them to Murano.
Saint Sylvester, patron of a town contested between the marquises of Clavesana and Albenga
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Ortovero celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December, in the parish church dedicated to him, of medieval origin; in the Middle Ages the town's castle was a stronghold of the marquises of Clavesana against the growing power of the town of Albenga, to which it passed in 1341.
Saint Sylvester, patron of Cimadolmo
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Cimadolmo celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December.
Saint Sylvester, patron of Premariacco
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Premariacco celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Sylvester, patron of the land of Porta Bologna
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Crevalcore celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December.
Saint Sylvester, patron of the land of the Castle of Villanova
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Barberino di Mugello celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December.
Saint Sylvester, patron of the land of the street painters
📅 Every year, on 31 December; the National Street Painters' Meeting is held at the Sanctuary delle Grazie
Curtatone celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December; in the square of the Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine delle Grazie, the National Street Painters' Meeting is held every year during the Fiera delle Grazie.
Saint Sylvester, patron of the parish dedicated to him
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Calvisano celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December, in the parish dedicated to him; the other patron, Blessed Cristina Semenzi, is celebrated on 14 February.
Saint Sylvester, patron of the town of the great Benedictine abbey
📅 Every year, on 31 December
Nonantola celebrates Saint Sylvester on 31 December; the town is known for its abbey, among the most important in northern Italy in the Middle Ages.