Christ the King and Saint John the Baptist, patrons of Numana
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Numana celebrates Christ the King and Saint John the Baptist on 3 May.
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39 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on May 3
Santi Filippo e Giacomo 16
MonterotondoLazio FrascatiLazio LanuvioLazio GavardoLombardy Laveno-MombelloLombardy Venegono InferioreLombardy CollecorvinoAbruzzo PredazzoTrentino-South Tyrol MeroneLombardy Ospedaletto d'AlpinoloCampania NemiLazio Monte Castello di VibioUmbria Canosa SannitaAbruzzo ContàTrentino-South Tyrol ErbezzoVeneto PieaPiedmont
Santa Croce 5
Sant'Alessandro 3
Santissimo Crocifisso 3
Esaltazione della Croce 2
San Giacomo il Minore e san Filippo apostolo 2
Other saints of the day 8
NumanaCristo Re e san Giovanni Battista · Marche Serramezzanasan Filippo apostolo · Campania Selvinosan Filippo e san Giacomo Minore · Lombardy Terranova Sappo MinulioSan Martino · Calabria Piatedasant' Antonio · Lombardy Santorsosant'Orso · Veneto Ucriasantissimo Cristo della Pietà · Sicily AnghiariSantissimo Crocifisso e san Bartolomeo · Tuscany
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Feast of Saint Alexander
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Corfinio, a municipality of 1,079 inhabitants in the province of L'Aquila, celebrates its patron Saint Alexander.
Feast of Saint James the Less and Saint Philip
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May San Giacomo Filippo, a municipality of 395 inhabitants in the province of Sondrio, celebrates its patrons Saint James the Less and Saint Philip the Apostle.
Feast of Saint Martin and the Most Holy Crucifix
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Terranova Sappo Minulio, a municipality of 549 inhabitants in the province of Reggio Calabria, holds its annual celebrations in honour of the Most Holy Crucifix; the patron given is Saint Martin.
Feast of Saint Philip the Apostle
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Serramezzana, a municipality of 347 inhabitants in the province of Salerno, celebrates its patron Saint Philip the Apostle, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
Feast of Saints James and Philip
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Andora celebrates Saints James and Philip in the castle church: Romanesque, of Capo Mele stone, among the best preserved on the Riviera delle Palme.
Feast of Saints Philip and James
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Monte Castello di Vibio celebrates Saints Philip and James, in the village that has the smallest Italian-style theatre there is.
Feast of Saints Philip and James
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Selvino, a municipality of 1,991 inhabitants in the province of Bergamo, celebrates its patrons Saint Philip and Saint James the Less, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
Feast of Saints Philip and James
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Piea, a municipality of 612 inhabitants in the province of Asti, celebrates its patrons Saints Philip and James; on the last weekend of September the national pumpkin festival is held.
Feast of Saints Philip and James
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Erbezzo, a municipality of 767 inhabitants in the province of Verona, celebrates its patrons Saint Philip and Saint James; in the last week of May the Monte Veronese Cheese Festival is held.
Feast of Saints Philip and James
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Contà, a municipality of 1,383 inhabitants in the province of Trento, celebrates its patrons Saints Philip and James, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated.
Feast of Saints Philip and James the Apostles
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Ospedaletto d'Alpinolo, a municipality of 1,970 inhabitants in the province of Avellino, celebrates its patrons the holy apostles Philip and James; Saint Roch is co-patron.
Feast of the Holy Cross
📅 Every year, on 3 May (Saint Joseph on the second Sunday of August)
On 3 May Rassa, a municipality of 66 inhabitants in the province of Vercelli, celebrates its patron the Holy Cross, to whom the parish church is dedicated; Saint Joseph is co-patron.
Feast of the Holy Cross
📅 Every year, on 3 May
On 3 May Belmonte Piceno, a municipality of 664 inhabitants in the Fermo area, celebrates the feast of the Holy Cross, very important for the town.
Feast of the Most Holy Christ of Piety
📅 Every year, on 3 May and 14 September
On 3 May and 14 September Ucria, a municipality of 1,105 inhabitants in the province of Messina, celebrates its patron, the Santissimo Cristo della Pietà (Most Holy Christ of Piety).
Gervasius and Protasius, patrons celebrated with Calendimaggio
📅 Every year, on Calendimaggio, the Monday after the first Sunday of May
Seveso celebrates Gervasius and Protasius with Calendimaggio, on the Monday after the first Sunday of May.
Holy Cross, patroness of a village fought over by castles
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Riccò del Golfo di Spezia celebrates Holy Cross on 3 May; the town was long a small dependency of the castle of Ponzò, while the nearby castle of Carpena was destroyed in 1412 in retaliation by Antonio Doria.
Lu tri di maju, the Black Crucifix
📅 Every year, on 3 May, with three days of festivities
For three days around 3 May Siculiana celebrates the Most Holy Crucifix: legend says the statue was bound for Burgio, and stopped here of its own accord.
Our Lady of the Rosary, patron of the Feste di Maggio since 1667
📅 Every year, on the first Monday of May, a Marian feast held uninterruptedly since 1667
Riolo Terme celebrates Saint John the Baptist and Our Lady of the Rosary on the first Monday of May. The «Feste di Maggio» have been celebrated uninterruptedly since 1667, when residents made a vow to the Madonna after a terrible hailstorm.
Saint Alexander, patron of a town founded by the Barresi barons
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Barrafranca celebrates Saint Alexander on 3 May; the 15th-century church of Maria Santissima dell'Itria holds the Annunciation by Mattia Preti, while the town, called Convicino in Norman times, took its current name in 1529.
Saint Alexander, patron of the land of the Castello di Vecchiano
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Vecchiano celebrates Saint Alexander on 3 May, in the church dedicated to him.
Saint Anthony and Our Lady of the Snows
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Piateda celebrates Saint Anthony on 3 May. The second Sunday of August instead brings the feast of Our Lady of the Snows.
Saint Juvenal, patron and first bishop of the town's cathedral
📅 Every year, on 3 May; Saint Cassius is celebrated on 4 July
Narni celebrates Saint Juvenal on 3 May, in the cathedral dedicated to him as the town's first bishop; the town's co-patron is Saint Cassius, celebrated on 4 July. Each hamlet, moreover, holds its own devotions, such as Saint Linus at Narni Scalo.
Saint Nicholas Politi and the pagan rite of the Muzzuni
📅 Every year, on 3 May and 17 August
Alcara li Fusi celebrates Saint Nicholas Politi on 3 May and 17 August; but the town's most heartfelt and studied tradition is «U Muzzuni», on 24 June, a rite that scholars trace back to the cult of the goddess Demeter and the summer solstice rather than to the feast of Saint John the Baptist.
Saint Ursus, the pilgrim who arrived at the foot of Monte Summano
📅 Every year, on 3 May, at the place where the saint arrived on his penitential pilgrimage
Santorso celebrates Saint Ursus on 3 May, in the shrine dedicated to him. Tradition tells that, as penance, he was made to undertake a pilgrimage to the shrines known at the time, until he arrived at Salzena, at the foot of Monte Summano.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of Collecorvino
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Collecorvino celebrates Saints Philip and James on 3 May.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of Merone
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Merone celebrates Saints Philip and James on 3 May, in the parish church dedicated to them.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of the Desmontegada de le Vache
📅 Every year, on 3 May; early October brings the Desmontegada de le Vache
Predazzo celebrates Saints Philip and James on 3 May, in the church dedicated to them. The first weekend of October, decorated cows return to town from the highland pastures with the shepherds, in the Desmontegada de le Vache.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of the Green Fair
📅 Every year, on 3 May; early April brings the Green Fair for botany enthusiasts
Sandrigo celebrates Saints Philip and James on 3 May; the patron, Our Lady of the Assumption, is celebrated on 15 August. In early April the Green Fair is held, drawing hundreds of botany enthusiasts.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of the land of the Calchera
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Gavardo celebrates its patrons, Saints Philip and James, on 3 May, in the church dedicated to them.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of the land of the Temple of Juno Sospita
📅 Every year, on 3 May; the second Sunday of May a procession honours the Vergine delle Grazie
Lanuvio celebrates Saints Philip and James on 3 May. The second Sunday of May sees a procession in honour of the Vergine delle Grazie, whose painting holds great importance for the town's residents.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of the Stoppani Museum
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Venegono Inferiore celebrates Saints Philip and James on 3 May, in the church dedicated to them.
Saints Philip and James, patrons of the town of Saint Joseph Calasanz
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Frascati celebrates Saints Philip and James on 3 May; in the church of Santa Maria in Vivario, on 18 June 1656, the arrival of the Madonna delle Scuole Pie and of Saint Joseph Calasanz was celebrated in front of Porta San Pietro, an event recorded in a famous 19th-century painting.
Saints Philip and James, patrons on Lake Maggiore
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Laveno-Mombello celebrates its patrons, Saint Philip and Saint James, on 3 May.
Santa Croce and Suvereto's two palii
📅 Every year, on 3 May, with the Palio di Santa Croce
Suvereto celebrates the Holy Cross on 3 May, with the Palio di Santa Croce run alongside the patronal festivities. On 13 August, the Palio dell'Imperatore is run instead.
The Exaltation of the Cross, patron of the Prato municipality of Montemurlo
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Montemurlo celebrates the Exaltation of the Cross on 3 May.
The Holy Cross, patron of the Librogustando Festival
📅 Every year, on 3 May, in the town of the Librogustando Festival
Fontanellato celebrates the Holy Cross on 3 May, in the church dedicated to it. The town also hosts the Librogustando Festival, which pairs quality local produce with Italian food and wine publishing.
The Holy Crucifix of Auricarro, patron alongside Santa Maria La Porta
📅 Every year, on 3 May in Auricarro; Santa Maria La Porta is celebrated on the third Sunday of September in Palo del Colle
Palo del Colle celebrates the Holy Crucifix of Auricarro on 3 May; Santa Maria La Porta, patron of the main town, is instead celebrated on the third Sunday of September. On 15 June, Saint Vitus the martyr is also celebrated, with a procession of his statue.
The Holy Crucifix, patron behind the veil
📅 Every year, on 3 May, with the statue unveiled behind the glass
Telgate celebrates its patron, the Holy Crucifix, every 3 May. The statue is kept all year behind glass and covered with a veil, inside the Church of San Giovanni Battista.
The Holy Crucifix, patron of Galtellì
📅 Every year, on 3 May
Galtellì celebrates the Holy Crucifix on 3 May, at the foot of the Castello di Pontes.
The Holy Crucifix, patron of May
📅 Every year, from 2 to 4 May
Muro Leccese celebrates the Holy Crucifix from 2 to 4 May. The town's other patron, Saint Orontius, is celebrated on 26 August.
The Holy Wood of the Cross, patron celebrated with the ox-drawn «carrese»
📅 Every year, on 3 and 4 May, with the distinctive ox-drawn «carrese»
Ururi celebrates the Holy Wood of the Cross on 3 and 4 May; on 3 May the «carrese» is held, a distinctive lower-Molise race with ox-drawn carts covering a course of a few kilometres, with two teams currently competing.
The Most Holy Crucifix and Saint Bartholomew, patrons of the Palio della Vittoria
📅 Every year, on 3 May, with the Palio della Vittoria, run since 1441
Anghiari celebrates the Most Holy Crucifix and Saint Bartholomew on 3 May, with the Festa del Santissimo Crocifisso. The Palio della Vittoria, one of the oldest in Tuscany, was established by the Florentines to celebrate the battle of 29 June 1440 and has been run since 1441.
The Most Holy Crucifix, between Liberarti and Musica Suonata
📅 Every year, on 3 May; the Liberarti festival in June, Musica Suonata in August
Montaione celebrates the Most Holy Crucifix on 3 May. Since 2010, in the last week of June, the town hosts the Liberarti festival, and since 2009, in August, the Festival della Musica Suonata.
The Most Holy Crucifix, patron of the septennial «Calata»
📅 Every year, on 3 May, preceded by nine days of prayer, the «Nuvena»; every seven years a special feast from 30 April
Cutro celebrates the Most Holy Crucifix, the town's patron, on 3 May, preceded by nine days of prayer, the so-called «Nuvena», with litanies in the Cutro dialect. Every seven years, a special feast is held lasting from 30 April to 3 May: on the evening of 29 April, the «Calata» takes place, during which the Crucifix is moved from the altar and hoisted up, symbolically recalling the martyrdom scene on Golgotha.