Maria SS. del Sudore and the miracle of 1728
📅 Every year, on 22 March
Ripa Teatina celebrates Maria SS. del Sudore on 22 March, commemorating the miracle that occurred on that day in 1728.
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2 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on March 22
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Our Lady of the Seven Veils, patron found in a Tavoliere pool in 1062
📅 Every year, on 22 March and 15 August
Foggia celebrates Our Lady of the Seven Veils on 22 March and 15 August, marking the apparitions that comforted the people of Foggia struck by plague and the 1731 earthquake; the ancient icon was found in a pool of the Tavoliere in 1062.
Saint Catherine of Genoa, patron of a town of damask weavers
📅 Every year, on 22 March
Lorsica celebrates Saint Catherine of Genoa on 22 March; the town, ceded by the Fieschi to the Republic of Genoa in 1433, developed from then on, with the help of Genoese artisans, the successful silk weaving and damask production for which it is known.
Saints Alexander and Margaret, patrons of the centuries-old Fiera delle Palme
📅 Every year, on the Monday after Palm Sunday, with the Fiera delle Palme since 1553
Melzo celebrates Saints Alexander of Bergamo and Margaret of Antioch on the Monday after Palm Sunday; in 1553 the Trivulzio family, feudal lords of the town, asked the authorities to establish the Fiera delle Palme, still today a historic event on the weekend before Easter.