The Italian Almanac for March 12: stories and curiosities

No story for this day yet: here are the towns celebrating and the village of the day.

🎉 Celebrations today in… 7

7 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on March 12

San Gregorio Magno 6

CrispanoCampania CasalfiumaneseEmilia-Romagna San Gregorio d'IpponaCalabria San Gregorio da SassolaLazio Magliano di TennaMarche ConfigniLazio

Other saints of the day 1

Montonepapa Gregorio I · Umbria

Patron saint festival In 136 days 📍 Configni

Feast of Saint Gregory the Great

📅 Every year, on 12 March

On 12 March Configni, a municipality of 672 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patron Saint Gregory the Great; the town has the Chiesa di San Cassiano Martire.

Patron saint festival In 136 days 📍 Magliano di Tenna

Feast of Saint Gregory the Great

📅 Every year, on 12 March

On 12 March Magliano di Tenna celebrates its patron Saint Gregory the Great, to whom the town's church is dedicated; the Castello di Magliano di Tenna stands in its territory.

Patron saint festival In 136 days 📍 San Gregorio da Sassola

Feast of Saint Gregory the Great

📅 Every year, on 12 March

On 12 March San Gregorio da Sassola celebrates its patron Saint Gregory the Great with a procession bearing the sixteenth-century statue of the saint.

Patron saint festival In 136 days 📍 Montone

Pope Gregory the Great and the Holy Thorn of Montone

📅 Every year, on 12 March

Montone celebrates Pope Gregory I on 12 March; but the town's most heartfelt feast is the donation of the Holy Thorn, on Easter Monday, instituted in 1473 by Carlo Fortebraccio.

Patron saint festival In 136 days 📍 Casalfiumanese

Saint Gregory the Great and the Ravioli Festival

📅 Every year, on 12 March; the Ravioli Festival on the Sunday closest to 19 March

Casalfiumanese celebrates Saint Gregory the Great on 12 March. The Sunday closest to 19 March hosts the Sagra del raviolo, established in 1925 reviving the old cattle fair from 1738.