Events & festivals · Rocca Priora

Patron saint festival In 96 days

Saint Sebastian, patron alongside Saint Roch

📅 Every year, on 20 January; Saint Roch, the more deeply felt patron, is celebrated on 16 August instead

Rocca Priora celebrates Saint Sebastian on 20 January; the other patron, Saint Roch, more deeply felt, is celebrated on 16 August. In January, the feast of Saint Anthony Abbot is also held, with the blessing of animals that parade on wooden allegorical carts.

Patron saint festival In 304 days

Saint Roch, deeply felt patron alongside the Madonna della Neve

📅 Every year, on 16 August, deeply felt; Saint Blaise is also remembered for freeing the town from the plague

Rocca Priora celebrates Saint Roch on 16 August: it is the town's most deeply felt patronal feast. In August, the feast of the Madonna della Neve is also held, whose sanctuary has been venerated since at least the late 16th century. Saint Blaise is also remembered, who according to tradition freed Rocca Priora from the plague.