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20 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on May 9
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📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
On the second Sunday of May Bastia Mondovì, a municipality of 646 inhabitants in the province of Cuneo, celebrates its patron Saint Florentius, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
On 9 May Scampitella, a municipality of 1,344 inhabitants in the province of Avellino, celebrates its patron Saint Michael the Archangel.
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On 9 May Nocara, a municipality of 422 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
On 9 May San Giuliano del Sannio, a municipality of 1,050 inhabitants in the province of Campobasso, celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas, to whom the town's church is dedicated.
📅 Every year, on 9 May (Saint Donatus on 7 August)
On 9 May Campoli del Monte Taburno, a municipality of 1,546 inhabitants in the province of Benevento, celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas of Bari; Saint Donatus of Arezzo is celebrated on 7 August.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
On 9 May, the day of the translation of the relics, Bocchigliero, a municipality of 1,479 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza, celebrates its patron Saint Nicholas of Myra.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
On 9 May Guardia Perticara celebrates Saint Nicholas the Great, in the church that bears his name, in the Val d'Agri.
📅 Every year, on 9 May («little» Saint Vitus) and from 14 to 16 June
Aquilonia, a municipality of 1,815 inhabitants in the province of Avellino, celebrates its patron Saint Vitus on 9 May, the day of «little» Saint Vitus, and from 14 to 16 June.
📅 Every year on 10 May
Every 10 May Gangi honours its patron saint: solemn mass with the town authorities, the mayor's floral tribute, and a procession that calls at the town's churches.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
On the second Sunday of May Rutino, a municipality of 889 inhabitants in the province of Salerno, celebrates its patron San Michele Arcangelo.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
On the second Sunday of May Cavaglietto, a municipality of 407 inhabitants in the province of Novara, celebrates its patron San Vittore il Moro.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
On the second Sunday of May Tredozio, a municipality of 1,259 inhabitants in the province of Forlì-Cesena, celebrates its patroness the Beata Vergine delle Grazie.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May (Our Lady of the Star) and on 21 May (Saint Constantine)
San Costantino Albanese, a municipality of 778 inhabitants in the province of Potenza, celebrates Our Lady of the Star on the second Sunday of May, with the nusàzit puppets, and Saint Constantine the Great on 21 May.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; the third Sunday of June a medieval feast for Theodelinda's wedding
Lomello celebrates the Holy Cross on the second Sunday of May; the third Sunday of June sees a historical reenactment of the wedding of Theodelinda and Agilulf, with a medieval banquet and market, while between late August and early September Gorgonzola can be tasted at the Sagra dal Strachìn.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
Caivano celebrates Our Lady of Campiglione on the second Sunday of May, the town's main religious event of the year; the Madonna is depicted in an ancient Byzantine fresco kept in the sanctuary dedicated to her.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May and the Monday, the town's most important feast
Cori celebrates Our Lady of Succour on the second Sunday of May and the following Monday: it is the town's most important feast, dedicated to the Madonna who, according to tradition, saved a three-year-old girl in May 1521.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; the religious feast on 9 July
On the second Sunday of May Sant'Eusanio Forconese, a municipality of 418 inhabitants in the province of L'Aquila, holds its patronal feast; 9 July is the saint's religious feast.
📅 Every year, in May
In May Castellafiume, a municipality of 1,099 inhabitants in the province of L'Aquila, celebrates its co-patrons San Nicola di Bari and the Madonna del Rosario.
📅 Every year, on the second and third Sunday of May, with a night-time procession until the midnight fireworks
San Cono celebrates its patron saint on the second and third Sunday of May: the procession continues throughout the night, collecting offerings from the faithful to the cry of «Viva Diu e Santu Conu», interrupted only for prayers and songs and, at midnight, for fireworks.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
Terranova da Sibari celebrates Saint Francis of Paola on the second Sunday of May, in the church dedicated to him.
📅 Every year, on 9 May; the second Sunday of August the Historic Palio - Game of the Goose
Cagli celebrates its patron, Saint Gerontius, on 9 May; the co-patron is Saint Rainerius. The Palio storico - Giuoco dell'Oca, a historically inspired event of a goliardic character, is held every second Sunday of August, dedicated precisely to the town's patron. The Pipe Festival, organised by Pipa Club Italia, brings to town a fair devoted to the world of pipes.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; the most cherished feast is dedicated to Blessed Paola
Bene Vagienna celebrates Saint Gotthard on the second Sunday of May; the town's most important feast, however, is dedicated to Blessed Paola Gambara Costa, who arrived as bride of the Count of Bene in 1486, whose arrival is commemorated with a historical re-enactment of the wedding procession to the sound of clarions and drums.
📅 Every year, on the Sunday after Ascension
Casalvieri celebrates Saint Honorius of Casalvieri on the Sunday following Ascension.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; the last week of September the Most Holy Crucifix is celebrated
Moio Alcantara celebrates Saint Joseph the Worker on the second Sunday of May, but the more deeply felt feast is that of the Most Holy Crucifix in September: a wooden crucifix carved around 1630 by Friar Umile da Petralia, «il Signuruzzu», venerated by the town.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
Monteodorisio celebrates Saint Marcellinus on the second Sunday of May, next to the town's castle.
📅 Every year, on 9 May; the Palio Madama Margarita recalls Margaret of Austria's 1538 entry
Castel Madama celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel on 9 May, in the church dedicated to him. The Palio Madama Margarita d'Austria recalls the 1538 entry of Margaret of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles V, into the fiefdom that later took her name.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May, since a 2009 archiepiscopal decree
Sammichele di Bari celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel on the second Sunday of May: since 2009, by archiepiscopal decree, the feast was moved from 8 May to this date. Saint Vitus the martyr, the other patron, is celebrated the following Monday.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May
Casarza Ligure celebrates Saint Monica on the second Sunday of May; the town, which according to local history originally stood on a hill rather than in today's valley floor, was recorded in the earliest documents under the name Candiasco.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; Saint Nicholas has his liturgical feast on 6 December
Castellaneta celebrates its patronal feast on the second Sunday of May, dedicated jointly to Saint Nicholas, patron of the town, and Saint Francis of Paola, co-patron; Saint Nicholas also has his own liturgical feast on 6 December.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
On 9 May La Thuile celebrates Saint Nicholas in its 12th-century parish church; in summer, instead, the Fête des bergers brings together shepherds from both sides of the Piccolo San Bernardo.
📅 Every year, on 9 May, with the Palio on the nearest weekend
Sirolo celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 9 May, with the Palio established in his honour, held on the feast day or the immediately following weekend.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Macchia d'Isernia celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 9 May, in the church dedicated to him in the heart of the village, chosen in honour of Nicola d'Alena, the town's first feudal lord and founder of the family that also built its baronial castle.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Guardiaregia celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 9 May; his medieval church was destroyed by the 1805 earthquake and rebuilt in Neoclassical style, with a three-nave basilica plan, at the foot of Monte Mutria in the Matese massif.
📅 Every year, on 9 and 10 May, with a procession and cattle fair
Montelibretti celebrates Saint Nicholas of Bari on 9 and 10 May, with a procession and cattle fair. The town's other patron, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, is celebrated on the second Saturday of October.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May, with Feast and Fair
Specchia renews the feast of Saint Nicholas of Bari with the Festa e Fiera on the second Sunday of May. 2 February brings the Fiera della Candelora, and from 8 to 10 September the feast of the Madonna del Passo.
📅 Every year, on 9 May; the town also celebrates Saint Orontius and Saints Cosmas and Damian
Maglie celebrates Saint Nicholas of Myra on 9 May; the town has been devoted to the saint since very ancient times, and many churches, especially the oldest ones, honour him. Other town feasts include those of Saint Orontius and of Saints Cosmas and Damian.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May, with the procession on a papier-mâché boat
Aradeo celebrates Saint Nicholas of Myra on the second weekend of May, in the church dedicated to him. Celebrations begin with an evening procession on a papier-mâché boat, recalling the Translation of the saint's bones from Myra to Bari.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Bonefro celebrates Bishop Saint Nicholas on 9 May, depicted on the municipal coat of arms; the town preserves the 10th-century Lombard castle and the Romanesque church of Santa Maria delle Rose, both in the district called «Terra Vecchia».
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Missanello celebrates Saint Nicholas on 9 May, in the mother church dedicated to him, from 1578; the town's castle is first documented in 1154, thanks to the geographical survey commissioned by King Roger II to the Arab geographer al-Idrisi.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Saint-Nicolas celebrates Saint Nicholas on 9 May, in the church with its 15th-century bell tower; in 1869, right near this church, a Neolithic necropolis was discovered, with bracelets now kept at the museum of the Academy of Saint Anselm.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Fossalto celebrates Saint Nicholas on 9 May, also recalled in the town by a votive aedicule; the town centre was once fortified with towers and walls, dismantled in the 18th century, when the fief belonged to the Di Capua and Mascione families.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Colobraro celebrates Saint Nicholas on 9 May, patron of the mother church of San Nicola di Bari; the town was assigned in the 14th century to the Poderico family, then to the Pignatelli, then to the Carafa, who held it as a principality from 1617, and finally to the Donnaperna.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; on 5 August the Madonna del Piano is celebrated
Episcopia celebrates Saint Nicholas on the second Sunday of May, in the 16th-century Chiesa Madre di San Nicola di Bari; on 5 August, the Madonna del Piano is celebrated instead, whose statue, according to tradition, was found by a group of reapers in a hollow oak tree.
📅 Every year, on 9 May; Saint Agnellus the Abbot, the other patron, is celebrated on 14 December
Sant'Agnello celebrates Saint Priscus of Nocera on 9 May, in the church dedicated to him together with Saint Agnellus. The other patron, Saint Agnellus the Abbot, is celebrated on 14 December. On the evening of Good Friday, the Archconfraternity organises the moving Dead Christ procession, with the statues of the Dead Christ and the Blessed Sorrowful Virgin.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Nocera Inferiore celebrates Saint Priscus on 9 May with special festivities; living in the 3rd century at Nuceria Alfaterna, he was the town's first bishop and is today patron of both Nocera Inferiore and its diocese, venerated intensely in the Vescovado district.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May, marking the return of the saint's body to the town in 1781
Pozzuoli celebrates Saint Proculus on the second Sunday of May, marking the recovery and return to the town of the saint's body on 13 May 1781; his basilica, atop the Rione Terra, stands on an ancient temple possibly of Greek or Samnite origin.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May, a tradition born in 1685 with the relics' gift
Castegnato celebrates Saint Vitalis the Martyr on the second Sunday of May: the tradition began in 1685, when the saint's relics were donated during the construction of the new church. Since 1974, on the first Saturday of October, the Palio delle antiche contrade relay race is run.
📅 Every year, on the second Sunday of May; Saint Isidore the Farmer, another patron, is celebrated on the second Sunday of October
Rivalta di Torino celebrates Saints Victor and Corona on the second Sunday of May, with the procession from the chapel to the parish; the town's other patron saint, Isidore the Farmer, is celebrated on the second Sunday of October.
📅 Every year, on the Sunday after Ascension
Amatrice celebrates Santa Maria di Filetta on the Sunday after Ascension, when a procession unites all the people of the Amatrice area for Mass and the traditional picnic on the meadows.
📅 Every year, on 9 May; Saint George on 23 April
On 9 May the Madonna leaves the cathedral enthroned and travels seven kilometres to her sanctuary. Vieste is entrusted to her patronage together with Saint George's.
📅 Every year, on the first Sunday of May, or the second if the first falls within the first three days
Vittuone celebrates the Holy Cross on the first Sunday of May, or the second if the first falls within the first three days of the month, with a popular fair and the awarding of the Order of the Holy Cross to the parish's deserving members.
📅 Every year, on 9 May
Imbersago celebrates the Madonna del Bosco on 9 May, in the shrine dedicated to her.
