🔔 The Italian Almanac

November 5

Stories and curiosities for November 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… 2

2 towns with a guide celebrate their patron saint on November 5

Patron saint festival In 9 days 📍 Montorio Romano

Feast of Saints Leonard and Barbara

📅 Every year, on 5-6 November (Saint Leonard) and 3-4 December (Saint Barbara)

Montorio Romano celebrates its patrons, Saints Leonard and Barbara, on 5-6 November and 3-4 December; the town is also home to the Chiesa di San Leonardo.

Patron saint festival In 9 days 📍 Legnano

Saint Magnus, patron of the town that halted Barbarossa

📅 Every year, on 5 November

Legnano celebrates Saint Magnus on 5 November in the basilica dedicated to him; it was here, on 29 May 1176, that the Lombard League defeated Frederick Barbarossa's army in the battle that ended his last campaign into Italy, still commemorated today by the Palio of the town's eight districts.