Blessed Peter the Levite, patron of the land of the Gold and Stone Museum
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
Salussola celebrates Blessed Peter the Levite on the first Sunday of May, in the chapel dedicated to him.
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10 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on May 2
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Feast of Maria Santissima della Sanità
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Volturara Appula, a municipality of 481 inhabitants in the province of Foggia, celebrates its patroness Maria Santissima della Sanità.
Feast of Saint Godehard
📅 Every year, on 2 May
On 2 May Torre Mondovì, a municipality of 494 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patron Saint Godehard of Hildesheim.
Feast of Saint Secundus of Asti
📅 Every year, on 2 May
On 2 May Baldichieri d'Asti, a municipality of 1,114 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron Saint Secundus of Asti, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
Feast of Saint Secundus of Asti
📅 Every year, on 2 May
On 2 May Cortazzone, a municipality of 657 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patron Saint Secundus of Asti in the Romanesque church on the Mongiglietto hill.
Feast of Saints Filippo and Giacomo
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Mezzomerico, a municipality of 1,176 inhabitants in the province of Novara, celebrates its patron saints Filippo and Giacomo.
Feast of San Domenico di Sora
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Pretoro, a municipality of 989 inhabitants in the province of Chieti, celebrates its patron San Domenico di Sora.
Feast of San Giorgio
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Bairo, a municipality of 816 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patron San Giorgio.
Feast of San Michele Arcangelo
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Villa Sant'Angelo, a municipality of 425 inhabitants in the province of L'Aquila, celebrates its patron San Michele Arcangelo.
Feast of San Michele Arcangelo
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday and Monday of May
On the first Sunday and Monday of May San Nicola dell'Alto, a municipality of 898 inhabitants in the province of Crotone, celebrates its patron San Michele Arcangelo.
Feast of San Pietro Martire
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Casaletto Ceredano, a municipality of 1,180 inhabitants in the province of Cremona, celebrates its patron San Pietro Martire.
Feast of San Vincenzo
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Castelverrino, a municipality of 124 inhabitants in the province of Isernia, celebrates its patron San Vincenzo.
Feast of San Zeno di Verona
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Magherno, a municipality of 1,690 inhabitants in the province of Pavia, celebrates its patron San Zeno di Verona.
Feast of Sant'Obizio
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Niardo, a municipality of 1,950 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patron Sant'Obizio.
Feast of Santa Croce
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
On the first Sunday of May Monticelli Pavese, a municipality of 711 inhabitants in the province of Pavia, celebrates its patroness Santa Croce.
Feast of the Madonna della Serritella
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May and on 8 September
On the first Sunday of May and on 8 September Volturino, a municipality of 1,781 inhabitants in the province of Foggia, celebrates its patroness the Madonna della Serritella.
Feast of the Madre del Buon Consiglio and San Michele Arcangelo
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May and on the second Sunday of September
On the first Sunday of May and on the second Sunday of September Falconara Albanese, a municipality of 1,405 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patrons the Madre del Buon Consiglio and San Michele Arcangelo.
Our Lady of the Chain, patroness of a minor basilica
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
Castiglione di Sicilia celebrates Our Lady of the Chain on the first Sunday of May; the basilica dedicated to her was raised to the rank of minor basilica in 1985 by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Anselm the Martyr, a patron celebrated twice
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May and the second of July
Vietri di Potenza celebrates Saint Anselm the Martyr on the first Sunday of May and the second Sunday of July; the town's mother church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra.
Saint Athanasius, patron of Cellino Attanasio
📅 Every year, on 2 May
Cellino Attanasio celebrates Saint Athanasius on 2 May.
Saint Athanasius, patron of the Belvedere di Ripattoni
📅 Every year, on 2 May
Bellante celebrates Saint Athanasius on 2 May.
Saint Athanasius, patron of the Crossbow Tournament
📅 Every year, on 2 May; September brings the Crossbow Tournament and the Santissimo Crocifisso fair
Castel di Lama celebrates Saint Athanasius on 2 May. In the first week of September, the Santissimo Crocifisso agricultural fair, the historical re-enactment of the Podestà's installation, and the Crossbow Tournament are held.
Saint Athanasius, spring patron of Pozzonovo
📅 Every year, on 2 May
Pozzonovo celebrates Saint Athanasius on 2 May.
Saint Berard of the Marsi and the November pilgrimage
📅 Every year, on 2 May; on 3 November pilgrimage to Colli di Monte Bove
Pescina celebrates Saint Berard of the Marsi on 2 May; on 3 November the faithful make a pilgrimage to his birthplace, Colli di Monte Bove.
Saint Eurosia, co-patron against lightning and storms
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May; protector against lightning and storms since the 16th century
Cologno al Serio celebrates Saint Eurosia, co-patron of the town, on the first Sunday of May. Who lived in the 4th century, she is remembered as protector against lightning and storms and of the fruits of the earth; her cult was introduced in the 16th century.
Saint George, patron of the land of the Sass dal Pizz
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
Nebbiuno celebrates Saint George on the first Sunday of May.
Saint Juvenal, patron of the town of the Palio dei Borghi
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, with the Palio dei Borghi and the Giostra dell'Oca
Fossano celebrates Saint Juvenal on the first Sunday of May; the feast is enlivened by the Palio dei Borghi and the Giostra dell'Oca, together with the National Exhibition of Piedmontese Cattle.
Saint Leo, the patron preceded by the cart race of 30 April
📅 Every year, on 2 May, preceded by the cart race on 30 April
San Martino in Pensilis celebrates Saint Leo the Confessor on 2 May, preceded by the traditional cart race dedicated to him on 30 April; another cherished feast is that of Saint Blaise, with the horse transhumance into the town.
Saint Macarius, patron with the procession of the Dead Christ
📅 Every year, on 2 May; on Good Friday the statue of the Dead Christ parades
Montemarciano celebrates Saint Macarius on 2 May. On Good Friday, a procession is held with the statue of the Dead Christ, kept in the Church of the Santissimo Sacramento, built on a previous 16th-century church and rebuilt in 1766.
Saint Maurus the Martyr, patron of the ancient Daunian Forentum
📅 Every year, on 2 May
Lavello celebrates Saint Maurus the martyr on 2 May; the northernmost municipality of Basilicata stands on a ridge above the Crapelotto stream, and its origins trace back to the ancient Daunian-Roman settlement of Forentum.
Saint Maximus, patron beside the Shrine of San Gabriele
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May
Isola del Gran Sasso d'Italia celebrates Saint Maximus on the first Sunday of May, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Nicholas, moved from 6 December to the first Sunday of May by a petition to the pope
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May (solemn feast); on 6 December the liturgical feast
Calice Ligure celebrates Saint Nicholas on the first Sunday of May: until 1872 the feast fell on 6 December, but the people found it inconvenient given the autumn climate, until a petition to the Holy See secured, in 1872, the move to the present date.
Saint Peter Celestine V and Our Lady of Liberty, patrons of the pilgrimage from Gioia dei Marsi
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, with the pilgrimage on foot from Gioia dei Marsi
Pratola Peligna celebrates its patrons, Saint Peter of Morrone, Pope Celestine V, and Our Lady of Liberty, on the first Sunday of May. The celebrations begin on the preceding Friday, with the arrival on foot of the company from Gioia dei Marsi, which makes the pilgrimage between the two towns along mountain paths and passes.
Saint Thomas the Apostle, the patron whose relics gave their name to a song festival
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, feast of Forgiveness
Ortona celebrates Saint Thomas the Apostle on the first Sunday of May, the feast of Forgiveness; his relics have been kept there since the 13th century, and the 1920 celebrations in his honour gave rise to the Maggiolata, the historic Abruzzese song festival.
Saint Vincent Ferrer and the relics donated by Ottoboni
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, with fair and dance evenings
Cusago celebrates Saint Vincent Ferrer on the first Sunday of May, with a fair, dance evenings and the customary religious procession. The church venerates the relics of a martyr named Vincent, donated by Cardinal Ottoboni, the future Pope Alexander VIII, in 1685.
Saints Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino, patrons of the «miracle of the beam»
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, with celebrations beginning the previous Sunday
Sant'Alfio celebrates the saints Alfio, Filadelfo and Cirino on the first Sunday of May; according to tradition, it was here that the «miracle of the beam» took place, when a sudden wind tore from them the wood they were carrying towards martyrdom.
Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of Calvenzano
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May and the following Monday
Calvenzano celebrates Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles on the first Sunday of May and the following Monday, in the parish church dedicated to them.
The Madonna del Voto and the procession since 1676
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, since 1676
Pontelongo celebrates the Madonna del Voto on the first Sunday of May, with a procession held since 1676, the year the town was freed.