🔔 The Italian Almanac

June 13

Stories and curiosities for June 13, 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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87 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on June 13

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Padua

Feast of Saint Anthony

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Padua celebrates the Portuguese Franciscan who died here in 1231 and whom locals call simply "il Santo": his tomb, in the basilica that bears his name, draws pilgrims from across the Christian world.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Cascinette d'Ivrea

Feast of Saint Anthony

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Cascinette d'Ivrea, a municipality of 1,491 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Gallo Matese

Feast of Saint Anthony

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Gallo Matese, a municipality of 648 inhabitants in the province of Caserta, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Nicolosi

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June; 19 February for the finding

Nicolosi's patron falls on 13 June, but the town also keeps 19 February, the anniversary of the finding of the saint's incorrupt tongue.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Borrello

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Borrello, a municipality of 368 inhabitants in the province of Chieti, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Busachi

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Busachi, a municipality of 1,379 inhabitants in the province of Oristano, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Carpegna

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Carpegna, a municipality of 1,670 inhabitants in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua; in August the «Cultura d'Estate» festival is held.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Casalduni

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Casalduni, a municipality of 1,474 inhabitants in the province of Benevento, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua; in July the Palio «Castrum Casaldonis» is run.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Cleto

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Cleto, a municipality of 1,320 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Conca dei Marini

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June (Saint John the Baptist on 24 June)

On 13 June Conca dei Marini, a municipality of 730 inhabitants in the province of Salerno, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua, chosen as such in 1694; on 24 June Saint John the Baptist is celebrated.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Fragneto l'Abate

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June (17 August is also among its feast days)

On 13 June Fragneto l'Abate, a municipality of 1,116 inhabitants in the province of Benevento, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Reino

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June (13 August is also among its feast days)

On 13 June Reino, a municipality of 1,262 inhabitants in the province of Benevento, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Medea

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June (Saint Mary of the Assumption on 15 August)

On 13 June Medea, a municipality of 970 inhabitants in the province of Gorizia, celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua, one of its two patrons; the other is Saint Mary of the Assumption, on 15 August.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Peia

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Peia, a municipality of 1,864 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Anacapri

Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua

📅 Every year, on 13 June

On 13 June Anacapri celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua, its patron: the feast of the upper town, separate from Capri's, which keeps its own Saint Constantius in May.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Bannio Anzino

Feasts of Saint Anthony, Saint Bernard and Our Lady of the Snow

📅 Every year, on 13 June and the following Sunday in Anzino; on 5 August Our Lady of the Snow in Bannio

Bannio Anzino, a municipality of 518 inhabitants in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua and Saint Bernard of Menthon in Anzino on 13 June and Our Lady of the Snow in Bannio on 5 August, with the Milizia Tradizionale.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Rotonda

Saint Anthony and the «tree marriage» in the woods of the Pollino

📅 Every year, from 8 to 13 June, and the Consolazione on 18 August

Rotonda celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua from 8 to 13 June with the «tree marriage», the rite in which a beech tree, pulled by thirteen pairs of oxen, is joined to the top of a fir tree at the foot of the saint's statue; on 18 August the Madonna della Consolazione is celebrated instead.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Pontelandolfo

Saint Anthony of Padua and the Cheese Roll

📅 Every year, on 13 June, with the cheese roll at Carnival

Pontelandolfo celebrates its patron Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June. During Carnival, the «Ruzzola del formaggio» is played, rolling a wheel of cheese along a route through the town.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Favara

Saint Anthony of Padua and the soup of Saint Joseph

📅 Every year, on 13 June

Favara celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June; the most heartfelt religious feast, however, is that of Saint Joseph, celebrated not on 19 March but between August and September with the traditional soup of many kinds of pasta and vegetables.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Fluminimaggiore

Saint Anthony of Padua and the Temple of Antas

📅 Every year, on 13 June; the Antas Music Festival between July and August

Fluminimaggiore celebrates the patronal feast of Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June. Between July and August, the Antas Music Festival is held, at the Punic-Roman temple of the same name.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Ceglie Messapica

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron alongside Saint Anne and Saint Roch

📅 Every year, on 13 June; Saint Anne on 26 July, Saint Roch on 16 August

Ceglie Messapica celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June; the patronal feasts also celebrate Saint Anne, on 26 July, and Saint Roch, on 16 August. Among the minor feasts is that of Saint Anthony Abbot, locally called «San Antonio di Vienna», on 17 January.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Anzio

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron and protector of Anzio's fishermen

📅 Every year, on 13 June, with the procession to the Innocentian harbour and the blessing of the town from the sea

Anzio celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June; after Mass the statue of the saint, protector of fishermen, is carried in procession to the Innocentian harbour, loaded onto a boat and taken to bless the town from the sea.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Tagliacozzo

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron celebrated twice a year

📅 Every year, on 13 June; also celebrated on the last Sunday of August

Tagliacozzo celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June and again on the last Sunday of August. On the Sunday after Easter, the solemnity of the Holy Face and the feast of the Municipality are instead celebrated.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Ravarino

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the Calendimaggio

📅 Every year, on 13 June; 1 May brings the medieval-themed Calendimaggio

Ravarino celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June. On 1 May, the Calendimaggio is held, a medieval-themed festival, while on 24 June Saint John the Baptist is celebrated in the hamlet of Rami.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Camposampiero

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the land of the Antonian Sanctuaries

📅 Every year, on 13 June, with the Sagra del Santo in his honour

Camposampiero celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June, with the Sagra del Santo in his honour. The first Sunday of the month holds, since 1966, the Rustega Fair, a regional livestock fair; the second Sunday brings the Strawberry Festival, with the election of Miss Fragola, and the last Saturday the Ultimo Cammino pilgrimage from the Antonian Sanctuaries of Camposampiero.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Terranuova Bracciolini

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the land of the Festa del Perdono

📅 Every year, on 13 June; the Procession of the Dead Christ is now held only every seven years

Terranuova Bracciolini celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June. The Procession of the Dead Christ, a liturgical reenactment once held more often, is now held only every seven years. The Festa del Perdono, the largest fair event in the Valdarno, has ancient origins dating to 1615 and is held every year on the fourth weekend of September.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Amantea

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the land of the living chess game

📅 Every year, on 13 June; between late October and early November the Fair, sometimes called «of the dead»

Amantea celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June. Between late October and early November, the town holds its annual Fair, sometimes inaccurately called the «Fair of the Dead», while town events also include Carnival and a game of living chess.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Costigliole Saluzzo

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the land of the Tonda di Costigliole

📅 Every year, on 13 June; the Quagliano grape festival, of regional interest, is held the last Sunday of September

Costigliole Saluzzo celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June; the last Sunday of September brings the festival dedicated to the Quagliano grape, which in recent years has become a Festival of Regional Interest. The town is also known for the Tonda di Costigliole, a rare apricot variety.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Soleto

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the Paneggiricu

📅 Every year, on 12 and 13 June, with the distribution of the blessed Paneggiricu bread

Soleto celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 12 and 13 June, with religious rites and the distribution of the «Paneggiricu», blessed bread in honour of the saint, illuminations and fireworks on both days.

Patron saint festival In 230 days 📍 Cutrofiano

Saint Anthony of Padua, patron of the Taste Fair

📅 Every year, on 13 June, with the Taste Fair amid the area's traditional flavours

Cutrofiano celebrates Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June. The Fiera del Gusto is a food-and-wine space for discovering the area's traditional flavours; the town also hosts the Ceramics Museum, at the Municipal Library, with works by old local craftsmen.