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July 26

Stories and curiosities for July 26, 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.

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55 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on July 26

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Rocchetta Ligure

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July; the Sagra della fagiolana on the second Sunday of September

On 26 July Rocchetta Ligure, a municipality of 210 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna); in September the Sagra della fagiolana is held.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Castiglione Falletto

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Castiglione Falletto, a municipality of 708 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Floresta

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Floresta, a municipality of 516 inhabitants in the province of Messina, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Madonna del Sasso

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Madonna del Sasso, a municipality of 396 inhabitants in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Castelletto d'Erro

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Castelletto d'Erro, a municipality of 150 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Mombello di Torino

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Mombello di Torino, a municipality of 411 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Niella Tanaro

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Niella Tanaro, a municipality of 1,035 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Revigliasco d'Asti

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Revigliasco d'Asti, a municipality of 833 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Rocchetta Belbo

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Rocchetta Belbo, a municipality of 181 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Rorà

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Rorà, a municipality of 255 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Roverè della Luna

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Roverè della Luna, a municipality of 1,573 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Salcedo

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Salcedo, a municipality of 1,038 inhabitants in the province of Vicenza, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Savignano Irpino

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Savignano Irpino, a municipality of 1,163 inhabitants in the province of Avellino, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Tinnura

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Tinnura, a municipality of 268 inhabitants in the province of Oristano, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Castagnole Monferrato

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Castagnole Monferrato, a municipality of 1,271 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Zoppè di Cadore

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Zoppè di Cadore, a municipality of 265 inhabitants in the province of Belluno, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Bodio Lomnago

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Bodio Lomnago, a municipality of 2,119 inhabitants in the province of Varese, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Aramengo

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Aramengo, a municipality of 632 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Aliminusa

Feast of Saint Anne

📅 Every year, on 26 July; the feast of San Calogero on 24 August

On 26 July Aliminusa, a municipality of 1,291 inhabitants in the province of Palermo, celebrates its patroness Saint Anne (sant'Anna); the most deeply felt feast, however, is that of San Calogero, on 24 August.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Fubine Monferrato

Feast of Saint Christopher

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Fubine Monferrato, a municipality of 1,657 inhabitants in the province of Alessandria, celebrates its patron Saint Christopher (San Cristoforo).

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Acireale

Feast of Saint Venera

📅 Every year, on 26 July

On 26 July Acireale celebrates its patroness, Saint Venera, who also gave her name to the town's spa and to whom the cathedral is popularly ascribed.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Pellezzano

Saint Anne, deeply felt patron in Pellezzano

📅 Every year, on 26 July; deeply felt, the statue parades in procession the following Sunday

Pellezzano celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July; the deeply felt feast is carried in procession through the town's streets at noon on the following Sunday.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Boscotrecase

Saint Anne, patron linked to the 1906 lava flow

📅 Every year, on 26 July; in 1906 two processions of hers were linked to the Vesuvius lava flow

Boscotrecase celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July, in the church dedicated to her. On 7 April 1906, during the eruption of Vesuvius, the townspeople carried the saint's statue in a long procession to meet the lava flow, which stopped in a stone quarry around noon; on 15 April, Easter Day, another procession celebrated the end of the danger.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Solbiate Olona

Saint Anne, patron of the 1772 Crucifix

📅 Every year, on 26 July; the fourth Sunday of October brings the feast of the crucifix moved in 1772

Solbiate Olona celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July. In 1772, the crucifix that had anciently stood on the architrave of the parish church was moved above the main altar; its feast was celebrated every fourth Sunday of October.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Dorno

Saint Anne, patron of the Bertagnina Pumpkin

📅 Every year, on 26 July; October brings the Bertagnina Pumpkin Feast

Dorno celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July. October brings the Sagra della Zucca Bertagnina, starring the Lomellina pumpkin variety with DE.C.O. certification.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Corinaldo

Saint Anne, patron of the Contesa del Pozzo della Polenta

📅 Every year, on 26 July; the third Sunday of July brings the Contesa del Pozzo della Polenta

Corinaldo celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July. On the third Sunday of July, «La Contesa del Pozzo della Polenta» is held, the oldest historical re-enactment in the province of Ancona, begun in the late 1970s.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Pontinia

Saint Anne, patron of the land of the Agro Pontino springs

📅 Every year, on 26 July; since 2018 the Sant'Anna 2.0 association runs the recreational side of the feast

Pontinia celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July, in the church dedicated to her. Since 2018, the Sant'Anna 2.0 association has managed the recreational side of the town's patronal feast.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Bacoli

Saint Anne, patron of the town of the Campi Flegrei

📅 Every year, on 26 July

Bacoli celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July, in the church of Sant'Anna, Gesù e Maria named after her; the municipal territory, rich in archaeological sites, has also hosted since 2023 the FAB - Bacoli Archaeology Festival.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Alessano

Saint Tryphon, patron of the Madonna del Riposo procession

📅 Every year, on the last Monday of July; 8 September brings the Madonna del Riposo procession

Alessano celebrates Saint Tryphon on the last Monday of July. On 8 September, the day dedicated to the Madonna del Riposo, the statue kept in her chapel is carried in procession.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Fermignano

Saint Veneranda, patron of the Palio della rana since 1607

📅 Every year, on 26 July; the Sunday after Easter brings the Palio della rana, since 1607

Fermignano celebrates Saint Veneranda on 26 July, in the church dedicated to her. On the Sunday after Easter, the Palio della rana is run, a race between the town's districts with wooden wheelbarrows carrying a frog, dating back to 1607.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Arco

Saints Anne and Joachim, patrons of the town of the Habsburg Carnival

📅 Every year, on 26 July; Saint Bernardino of Siena co-patron on 20 May

Arco celebrates Saints Anne and Joachim on 26 July; co-patron is Saint Bernardino of Siena, celebrated on 20 May. Carnival week brings the Habsburg Carnival, while in spring the Pasqua Musicale Arcense festival offers sacred and secular classical music concerts.

Patron saint festival In 272 days 📍 Malcesine

Saints Benigno and Caro, and the Feast of Saint Anne on the beach

📅 Every year, on 26 July, with the Feast of Saint Anne on Paina beach

Malcesine commemorates co-patrons Saints Benigno and Caro on 26 July with a religious procession, close to the feast of Saint Anne on 24 July. In the evening the celebration continues on Paina beach, with fireworks over the Castello Scaligero.