🔔 The Italian Almanac

July 8

Stories and curiosities for July 8, 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… 2

2 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on July 8

Patron saint festival In 254 days 📍 Fiesco

Feast of Saint Procopius

📅 Every year, on 8 July

On 8 July Fiesco, a municipality of 1,200 inhabitants in the province of Cremona, celebrates its patron Saint Procopius (San Procopio).

Patron saint festival In 254 days 📍 San Procopio

Feast of Saint Procopius

📅 Every year, on 8 July

On 8 July San Procopio, a municipality of 539 inhabitants in the province of Reggio Calabria, celebrates its patron Saint Procopius (San Procopio).

Patron saint festival In 254 days 📍 Pietra Ligure

The miracle of Saint Nicholas

📅 Every year, on 8 July the feast of the miracle; Saint Nicholas on 6 December

On 8 July Pietra Ligure holds its greatest feast: since 1525 it recalls the morning when the bells rang by themselves in a town emptied by the plague.