The coat of arms of Sant'Agnello carries five towers, one for each of its five quarters, and the motto Post nubila Phoebus: after the clouds, the sun. The clouds were its dependence on Piano di Sorrento, from which the hamlets had been demanding separation for decades; the sun was the decree of 10 December 1865 that brought the municipality into being the following year.
It did not last long: from 1927 to 1946 the fascist regime dissolved Sant'Agnello into Greater Sorrento, together with Sorrento, Piano and Meta, and independence returned only with the fall of the regime. On the cliff above the sea stands Villa Crawford, home of the American novelist Francis Marion Crawford: on the bastions that hold it up he had In tempestate securitas carved.
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Next up: Saint Agnellus the Abbot, patron of the town that bears his name, Monday 14 December
Nearest airport: Napoli Capodichino, 30 km away
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📅 Every year, on 14 December; the patron is also celebrated on 9 May as Saint Priscus of Nocera
Sant'Agnello celebrates its patron, Saint Agnellus of Naples, on 14 December. The other patron, Saint Priscus of Nocera, is instead celebrated on 9 May.
📅 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.
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Outside Sant'Agnello, but an easy day trip away.
