🔔 The Italian Almanac

June 11

Stories and curiosities for June 11, 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 June 11

Patron saint festival In 228 days 📍 Carassai

Feast of Saint Barnabas

📅 Every year, on 11 June

On 11 June Carassai, a municipality of 1,116 inhabitants in the province of Ascoli Piceno, celebrates its patron Saint Barnabas; in August the tagliatella-with-duck and grilled sausage sagre are held.

Patron saint festival In 228 days 📍 Villanova Biellese

Feast of Saint Barnabas

📅 Every year, on 11 June

On 11 June Villanova Biellese, a municipality of 190 inhabitants in the province of Biella, celebrates its patron Saint Barnabas, to whom the parish church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 228 days 📍 Trivigliano

Feast of Saint Olive of Anagni

📅 Every year, on 11 June

On 11 June Trivigliano, a municipality of 1,693 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, celebrates its patroness Saint Olive of Anagni; on 26 December and 1 January the living nativity scene is staged.

Patron saint festival In 228 days 📍 Chioggia

Feast of Saints Felix and Fortunatus

📅 Every year, on 11 June

On 11 June Chioggia celebrates Saints Felix and Fortunatus, who came to the town in 1110 with the bishop's seat and survived the fire that destroyed the cathedral on Christmas night 1623.