🔔 The Italian Almanac

January 19

Stories and curiosities for January 19, 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… 6

6 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on January 19

Patron saint festival 📍 Marsala

Feast of the Madonna della Cava

📅 Every year on 19 January

On 19 January Marsala honours its patron: the small statue of the Madonna della Cava, found in a quarry in 1518 according to tradition, is carried in procession to the cathedral for a solemn mass — and the town takes the day off.