🔔 The Italian Almanac

May 23

Stories and curiosities for May 23, 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… 4

4 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on May 23

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Sali Vercellese

Feast of Saint Desiderius

📅 Every year, on 23 May

On 23 May Sali Vercellese, a municipality of 114 inhabitants in the province of Vercelli, celebrates its patron Saint Desiderius, to whom the parish church is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Sellero

Feast of Saint Desiderius

📅 Every year, on 23 May (Saint Mary of the Assumption on 15 August)

On 23 May Sellero, a municipality of 1,506 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patron Saint Desiderius; Saint Mary of the Assumption, the other patroness, is celebrated on 15 August.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Augusta

Feast of Saint Dominic

📅 Every year, on 23 and 24 May

On 23 and 24 May Augusta celebrates Saint Dominic de Guzmán, in the church dedicated to him that dates back to the 13th century.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Pozzaglia Sabina

Feast of Sant'Ulpia

📅 Every year, on the first Sunday after Pentecost

On the first Sunday after Pentecost Pozzaglia Sabina, a municipality of 361 inhabitants in the province of Rieti, celebrates its patroness Sant'Ulpia.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Arquà Petrarca

Feast of the Santissima Trinità

📅 Every year, on the first Sunday after Pentecost

On the first Sunday after Pentecost Arquà Petrarca, a municipality of 1,847 inhabitants in the province of Padua, celebrates its patroness the Santissima Trinità.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Balme

Feast of the Santissima Trinità

📅 Every year, on the first Sunday after Pentecost

On the first Sunday after Pentecost Balme, a municipality of 95 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patroness the Santissima Trinità.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Argegno

Feast of the Santissima Trinità

📅 Every year, on the first Sunday after Pentecost

On the first Sunday after Pentecost Argegno, a municipality of 667 inhabitants in the province of Como, celebrates its patroness the Santissima Trinità.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Osasio

Feast of the Santissima Trinità

📅 Every year, on the first Sunday after Pentecost

On the first Sunday after Pentecost Osasio, a municipality of 913 inhabitants in the province of Turin, celebrates its patroness the Santissima Trinità.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Conversano

Holy Mary of the Spring, patron alongside co-patron Saint Flavian

📅 Every year, on the fourth Sunday of May; Saint Flavian, co-patron, is celebrated on 24 November

Conversano celebrates Holy Mary of the Spring on the fourth Sunday of May; the town's co-patron is Saint Flavian, celebrated on 24 November. The town also keeps the memory of a miracle recognised in 1877, the healing of the tailor Cosimo Pellegrini.

Patron saint festival In 208 days 📍 Casnigo

The patronal feast of the Holy Trinity

📅 Every year, on the Sunday after Pentecost

At the Santuario Santissima Trinità in Casnigo, the patronal feast is held the Sunday after Pentecost, with a solemn Mass, Vespers and a procession.