In 294 days Patron saint festival

Saint Donatus of Arezzo, patron of a town marked by the Del Carretto coat of arms

7 August 2027

Saturday 7 August

Massimino · Savona · Liguria

August 2027Saturday 7 August
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Massimino celebrates Saint Donatus of Arezzo on 7 August, in the Baroque church built between 1818 and 1820; the municipal coat of arms recalls the Del Carretto marquises, who held power over a territory once defined as a castrum.

The patron saint of Massimino is Saint Donatus of Arezzo, celebrated on 7 August, in the parish church dedicated to him in the hamlet of San Vincenzo, the seat of the municipality: according to historical sources it was founded towards the end of the 18th century, while the present structure, in the Baroque style, was built between 1818 and 1820.

The town also preserves the church of San Giovanni Battista, in the hamlet of Costa, considered the oldest in Massimino's territory, with four frescoed lunettes on the sides and traces of frescoes still visible on the facade, and the church of San Giuseppe, built near the ruins of an ancient castle, perhaps from the 15th century or earlier: once the seat of the Confraternita dei Disciplinanti, it preserves fresco traces dated 1543. The shield depicted above the castle in the municipal coat of arms takes up the blazon of the Del Carretto marquises, who held power over the municipality, anciently defined as a castrum, that is, a village at the foot of a walled castle, of which only ruins remain today: these walls marked the boundaries of the Marquisate of Finale.

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Chiesa di San Donato

The parish church of San Donato in the hamlet of San Vincenzo, baroque, built between 1818 and 1820.