In 193 days Patron saint festival
8 May 2027
Saturday 8 May
On 8 May and the first Sunday of October tens of thousands of pilgrims reach the sanctuary for the Supplication, recited at the same moment by devotees of the Rosary wherever they are.
The patron of Pompeii is Our Lady of the Rosary, and her two dates are 8 May and the first Sunday of October. On those days tens of thousands of the faithful come to town for the Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii.
The prayer is known as the Hour of the World, because devotees of the Rosary recite it simultaneously wherever they happen to be. The sanctuary that hosts it, now a pontifical basilica, was willed by Saint Bartolo Longo, who drove the birth of the modern town beside the excavations.
Other events within 20 km around the same days.
Places to see before or after the feast. All 21 places in Pompei →
Fiorelli's plaster casts, the Forum and the Villa of the Mysteries in the town Vesuvius sealed.
Eight centuries of life before the last day, which can be told hour by hour.
The villa outside the Herculaneum Gate with the great red frieze of the Dionysian mysteries, restored with lasers.
The largest house in Pompeii: the dancing satyr and the Alexander mosaic, with copies in their place.
Parco Archeologico di Pompei · Pompei · Villa dei Misteri and 18 more
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Next up: The Supplication to Our Lady of Pompeii, Saturday 8 May
Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 23 km away
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