Patron saint festival In 224 days
Saint Elpidius, patron of the land of the cave of Polyphemus
📅 Every year, on 26 May
Casapulla celebrates Saint Elpidius on 26 May, in the church dedicated to him.
In 1714, inside the Stellato family chapel, the police arrested the lawyer Francesco Stellato. It did not end well for the officers: the church excommunicated them all, because they had violated the immunity of a sacred place. The chapel, dedicated to the Madonna of Constantinople, still stands beside the palace.
On the square there is a wrought-iron clock that Fabritius Buonpane built in 1787 to give the hour to the farmhands. The village name is said to come from Casa Apollonis, after a temple of Apollo that stood hereabouts. On 1 January 1931 the fascist regime erased Casapulla along with Curti and San Prisco, folding them into Santa Maria Capua Vetere: they became municipalities again on 1 January 1947.
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Next up: Saint Elpidius, patron of the land of the cave of Polyphemus, Wednesday 26 May
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Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 21 km away
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