🔔 The Italian Almanac

July 16

Stories and curiosities for July 16, 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… 58

58 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on July 16

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Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Maierà

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July

On 16 July Maierà, a municipality of 1,231 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patroness the Madonna del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel).

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Bosnasco

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July

On 16 July Bosnasco, a municipality of 633 inhabitants in the province of Pavia, celebrates its patroness the Madonna del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel).

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Chiusano d'Asti

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July

On 16 July Chiusano d'Asti, a municipality of 226 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patroness the Madonna del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel); the village keeps the tradition of the «pessera».

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Montefino

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July

On 16 July Montefino, a municipality of 1,091 inhabitants in the province of Teramo, celebrates its patroness the Madonna del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel).

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Mottalciata

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July

On 16 July Mottalciata, a municipality of 1,431 inhabitants in the province of Biella, celebrates its patroness Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Nostra Signora del Monte Carmelo).

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Pimentel

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July

On 16 July Pimentel, a municipality of 1,193 inhabitants in Sud Sardegna (South Sardinia), celebrates its patroness the Madonna del Carmelo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel).

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Piobesi d'Alba

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July; the feast in the second week of July

On 16 July Piobesi d'Alba, a municipality of 1,248 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patroness the Madonna del Carmine (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), with the feast in the second week of July.

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Sartirana Lomellina

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July; the «Dì d'la festa» in the week of the 16th

On 16 July Sartirana Lomellina, a municipality of 1,760 inhabitants in the province of Pavia, celebrates its patroness Santa Maria del Carmelo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel) with the «Dì d'la festa».

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Algua

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

📅 Every year, on 16 July; the outdoor celebration on the third Sunday of July

On 16 July Algua, a municipality of 721 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patroness Santa Maria del Carmelo (Our Lady of Mount Carmel); the outdoor celebration is on the third Sunday of July.

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Staiti

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, the novena from 16 to 24 July and the feast on 26 July

On 26 July Staiti, a municipality of 279 inhabitants in the province of Reggio Calabria, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna), after the novena from 16 to 24 July.

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Cella Monte

Feast of Saints Quiricus and Julitta

📅 Every year, on 16 July

On 16 July Cella Monte, a municipality of 528 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patrons Saint Quiricus and Saint Julitta (san Quirico e santa Giulitta).

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Riccia

Mary Most Holy of Mount Carmel, patroness of an entirely Marian town

📅 Every year, on 16 July

Riccia celebrates Mary Most Holy of Mount Carmel on 16 July; on the Sunday before 7 July the venerated statue is carried in procession from the sanctuary next to the cemetery to the larger mother church of Santa Maria Assunta, and the town is so devoted to Mary that every one of its churches bears her name.

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Fonte

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, patron of Fonte

📅 Every year, in the month of July, feast of patron Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Fonte celebrates its patron, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in the month of July, in the church dedicated to her; the other patrons, Saints Peter and Paul, are celebrated on 29 June.

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Magliano Alpi

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, patron of the land of the herders' return

📅 Every year, on 16 July, celebrated the first week of the month with the Summer Festival

Magliano Alpi celebrates Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 16 July; the first week of the month hosts the Summer Festival, celebrating the arrival of the season together with the town's patron, while in mid-October the Fiera del margaro welcomes back the herders from the mountains with their livestock.

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 Teulada

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Su Cramu

📅 Every year, on 16 July

Teulada celebrates Our Lady of Mount Carmel, known as Su Cramu, on 16 July, with a long procession through the town's streets involving various folk groups.

Patron saint festival In 262 days 📍 San Vitaliano

Saint Vitalianus of Capua, patron of the September Madre Santissima

📅 Every year, on 16 July; the third Sunday of September brings the feast of the Madre Santissima

San Vitaliano celebrates Saint Vitalianus of Capua on 16 July. In the church on via Frascatoli stands the statue of the Madre Santissima, whose feast falls on the third Sunday of September, the week after the patron's celebrations.