🔔 The Italian Almanac

March 3

Stories and curiosities for March 3, 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… 1

1 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on March 3

Patron saint festival In 127 days 📍 Brendola

Saint Roch, patron for the escape from the plague

📅 Every year, on 3 March, with the ex-voto procession for the escape from the 1743 plague

Brendola celebrates Saint Roch, together with Saint Bertilla, on 3 March, with a procession through the streets of the centre. According to tradition, the town was spared the 1743 plague epidemic through the saint's intercession.