Patron saint festival In 261 days
Saint Maria Goretti, patron of one of Italy's youngest cities
📅 Every year, on 6 July, with a night-time pilgrimage the night before; Saint Mark the Evangelist, co-patron, is celebrated on 25 April
Latina celebrates Saint Maria Goretti on 6 July, with a night-time pilgrimage on foot the night before; the city, founded as Littoria in 1932 after the reclamation of the Agro Pontino, also venerates Saint Mark the Evangelist, to whom the cathedral is dedicated.
