Patron saint festival In 204 days
Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Catherine, patrons of a hexagonal city born after the earthquake
📅 Every year, on 8 May
Grammichele celebrates Saint Michael the Archangel and Saint Catherine of Alexandria on 8 May, to whom the town's cathedral is dedicated; the town was founded by Prince Carlo Maria Carafa Branciforte three months after the 1693 earthquake, with a hexagonal layout unique in Italy.
