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Saint James the Greater and the Abbey of the Oath

25 July 2027

Sunday 25 July

Pontida · Bergamo · Lombardy

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Pontida celebrates Saint James the Greater on 25 July. The town is known for its abbey, the site in 1167 of the oath with which the Lombard cities allied against Barbarossa.

The patron of Pontida is Saint James the Greater, celebrated on 25 July.

The town is known throughout Italy for its abbey, the Abbazia di Pontida, where in 1167 the cities of the Lombard League gathered to swear their alliance against Frederick Barbarossa. The town also holds the Shrine of the Beata Vergine Addolorata di Caderizzi and overlooks Monte Canto and the Parco Adda Nord.

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Nearest airport: Bergamo Orio al Serio, 17 km away

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