🔔 The Italian Almanac

July 19

Stories and curiosities for July 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… 5

5 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on July 19

Patron saint festival In 265 days 📍 Zungoli

Feast of Saint Crescentius and Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 19 July (Saint Crescentius) and 26 July (Saint Anne)

On 19 and 26 July Zungoli, a municipality of 1,197 inhabitants in the province of Avellino, celebrates its patrons Saint Crescentius and Saint Anne (san Crescenzo e sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 265 days 📍 Simaxis

Pope Saint Symmachus and Sa Coja de tziu Damus

📅 Every year, on 19 July, with festivities lasting several days

Simaxis celebrates Pope Saint Symmachus on 19 July, with religious celebrations and a patronal feast lasting several days. The town is also known for its retro-style Carnival, Sa Coja de tziu Damus.

Patron saint festival In 265 days 📍 Troia

Saints Eleutherius, Urban, Pontian, Secundinus and Anastasius, patrons of the Procession of the Mysteries

📅 Every year, on 19 July; Good Friday brings the scenographic Procession of the Mysteries, since the early 1700s

Troia celebrates its five patrons, Saints Eleutherius, Urban, Pontian, Secundinus and Anastasius, on 19 July. On the evening of Good Friday, the Procession of the Mysteries winds between the Corso principale and via Roma, of Spanish origin and dating to the early 1700s, re-enacting the Way of the Cross.