In 105 days Patron saint festival
9 February 2027
Tuesday 9 February
Melfi · Potenza · Basilicata
On 9 February Melfi celebrates Saint Alexander of Bergamo, its patron. The Good Friday procession and that of Saint Anne on 26 July are also deeply felt in town.
The patron of Melfi is Saint Alexander of Bergamo and his day falls on 9 February.
Melfi's religious calendar holds two other deeply felt dates: the Good Friday procession, organised by the cathedral parish, with the images of the Sorrowful Virgin and the Dead Christ and the girls dressed in mourning; and the procession of Saint Anne, on 26 July.
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Places to see before or after the feast. All 15 places in Melfi →
The fortress where Frederick II promulgated the Constitutions of Melfi in 1231, now home to the Archaeological Museum.
The Norman bell tower of 1153 is almost all the earthquakes left standing.
In 1860, 2096 voters gathered here to vote union with the Kingdom of Italy.
Three knights and two skeletons painted in tuff, on the road from Melfi to Rapolla.
Melfi Castle · cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta · Palazzo del Vescovado and 12 more
21 places to stay · top rated: San Lorenzo Casa Vacanze 9.7 · Palazzo Badiale history&rooms 9.5
Next up: Feast of Saint Alexander, Tuesday 9 February
Nearest airport: Bari Palese, 94 km away
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