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June 2

Stories and curiosities for June 2, 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… 10

10 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on June 2

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Bassiano

Feast of Saint Erasmus

📅 Every year, on 2 June

On 2 June Bassiano, a municipality of 1,580 inhabitants in the province of Latina, celebrates its patron Saint Erasmus, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Reitano

Feast of Saint Erasmus

📅 Every year, on 2 June

On 2 June Reitano, a municipality of 829 inhabitants in the province of Messina, celebrates its patron Saint Erasmus; in the hamlet of Villa Margi stands the sculpture «Finestra sul mare» by Tano Festa.

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Jerzu

Saint Erasmus and the feast of Saint Anthony

📅 Every year, on 2 June; Saint Anthony, the most heartfelt feast, on 13 June

Jerzu celebrates Saint Erasmus on 2 June, in the church dedicated to him. The town's most important feast, however, is that of Saint Anthony on 13 June, with a procession of the statue to the rural chapel.

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Formia

Saint Erasmus of Formia, patron celebrated alongside Saint John the Baptist in the Mola district

📅 Every year, on 2 June for Saint Erasmus; on 24 June, in the Mola district, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Lawrence are celebrated together

Formia celebrates Saint Erasmus on 2 June, with the traditional procession in the borough that bears his name; on 24 June, in the seafaring district of Mola, Saint John the Baptist and Saint Lawrence are celebrated together, the latter an old local protector before the Baptist's cult took root there.

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Gaeta

Saint Erasmus, patron of the fortress town overlooking its gulf

📅 Every year, on 2 June

Gaeta celebrates Saints Erasmus and Marcianus on 2 June; the town also celebrates Saint Anne on 26 July and Our Lady of Porto Salvo with a typical feast of the sea, while since 1927 a traditional procession has set out every year from the Discalced Fathers' church.

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Roccagorga

Saint Erasmus, patron of the Hermitage

📅 Every year, on 2 June, with a week of festivities from 1 June

Roccagorga celebrates Saint Erasmus on 2 June, with a week of festivities starting 1 June. The last Sunday of May brings the pilgrimage to the Hermitage of Sant'Erasmo.

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Capaci

Saint Erasmus, patron of the town founded by the Beccadelli in 1517

📅 Every year, on 2 June; on 18 March, every other year, a re-enactment of the 1517 founding

Capaci celebrates Saint Erasmus on 2 June; for the feast of Saint Joseph, some devotees still prepare a soup following a 16th-century recipe, once distributed to the poor, while every other year the town re-enacts its founding, which took place on 18 March 1517 under the Beccadelli family.

Patron saint festival In 219 days 📍 Trani

Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim, patron canonised by popular acclaim

📅 Every year, on 2 June

Trani celebrates Saint Nicholas the Pilgrim on 2 June; a young Greek who died in the city in 1094 after several miracles, he was canonised immediately by popular acclaim, and in 1099, during the First Crusade, construction of the cathedral dedicated to him began.