🔔 The Italian Almanac

May 5

Stories and curiosities for May 5, 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… 13

13 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on May 5

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Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Bagnolo di Po

Feast of Saint Godehard

📅 Every year, on 5 May

On 5 May Bagnolo di Po, a municipality of 1,374 inhabitants in the province of Rovigo, celebrates its patron Saint Godehard; on the first Saturday of September the Palio delle Contrade is run.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Barghe

Feast of Saint Godehard

📅 Every year, on 5 May

On 5 May Barghe, a municipality of 1,188 inhabitants in the province of Brescia, celebrates its patron Saint Godehard, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Mariano del Friuli

Feast of Saint Godehard

📅 Every year, on 5 May

On 5 May Mariano del Friuli, a municipality of 1,600 inhabitants in the province of Gorizia, celebrates its patron Saint Godehard, to whom one of the town's churches is dedicated.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Bova

Feast of Saint Leo

📅 Every year, on 5 May (and on 15, 16 and 17 August)

On 5 May Bova, a municipality of 461 inhabitants in the province of Reggio Calabria, celebrates its patron Saint Leo, co-patron of the archdiocese of Reggio Calabria-Bova.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Guilmi

Feast of Saint Nicholas

📅 Every year, on 5 May

On 5 May Guilmi, a municipality of 432 inhabitants in the province of Chieti, celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Paterno

Saint John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, patrons of Paterno

📅 Every year, on 5 and 6 May, with procession and fair; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, co-patroness, on 16 July

Paterno celebrates Saint John the Evangelist on 5 and 6 May, with procession and fair; co-patroness is Our Lady of Mount Carmel, celebrated with a fair on 15 July and a procession on the 16th. The town's calendar also includes numerous district feasts, from the Sacred Heart to Saint Anthony, from the Assumption to Saint Roch.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Pennabilli

Saint Pius V and the Artisti in Piazza festival

📅 Every year, on 5 May; Artisti in Piazza since 1997 between May and June

Pennabilli celebrates Saint Pius V on 5 May. Since 1997, between late May and early June, the international performing arts festival Artisti in Piazza has been held.

Patron saint festival In 190 days 📍 Licata

The run of Saint Angelo's urn

📅 Every year, on 5 May

On 5 May in Licata the sailors run carrying the silver urn with the relics of Saint Angelo, while petals rain down from the balconies and the crowd answers «Viva Sant'Angelo!».