🔔 The Italian Almanac

May 22

Stories and curiosities for May 22, 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… 7

7 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on May 22

Patron saint festival In 207 days 📍 Santopadre

Feast of Saint Fulk

📅 Every year, on 22 May

On 22 May Santopadre, a municipality of 1,410 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone, celebrates its patron Saint Fulk (San Folco), an English religious, pilgrim and confessor.

Patron saint festival In 207 days 📍 Livorno

Feast of Saint Julia

📅 Every year, on 22 May

On 22 May Livorno celebrates Saint Julia, its Corsican patron: the mark of an old bond with Corsica, in a city born of the meeting of nations.

Patron saint festival In 207 days 📍 Monastero Bormida

Feast of Saint Julia

📅 Every year, on 22 May

On 22 May Monastero Bormida, a municipality of 1,006 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patroness Saint Julia; on the second Sunday of March the Sagra del Polentone is held.

Patron saint festival In 207 days 📍 Padria

Feast of Saint Julia

📅 Every year, on 22 May

On 22 May Padria, a municipality of 695 inhabitants in the province of Sassari, celebrates its patroness Saint Julia, to whom the town's church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 207 days 📍 Cascia

Feast of Saint Rita

📅 Every year, on 22 May

On 22 May Cascia celebrates Saint Rita, the Augustinian nun born at Roccaporena who for fifteen years, tradition says, bore a thorn driven into her forehead.

Patron saint festival In 207 days 📍 Malito

Feast of Sant'Elia Profeta

📅 Every year, on the fourth Saturday of May

On the fourth Saturday of May Malito, a municipality of 812 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patron Sant'Elia Profeta.

Patron saint festival In 207 days 📍 Parabita

The Madonna della Coltura, patron between the liturgical feast and the civil feast

📅 Every year, on the fourth Saturday, Sunday and Monday of May; the liturgical feast falls 15 days after Easter

Parabita celebrates the Madonna della Coltura with the civil feast on the fourth Saturday, Sunday and Monday of May, in the sanctuary basilica dedicated to her; the liturgical feast falls instead 15 days after Easter. This is followed by the feast of Saint Anthony of Padua on 13 June, Saint Aloysius Gonzaga on 21 June and Saint John the Baptist on 24 June.