Patron saint festival In 146 days
Saint Vitalis, patron of a hill where the royal chapel of the Norman castle once stood
📅 Every year, on 9 March
Castronovo di Sicilia celebrates Saint Vitalis on 9 March; the church of San Vitale Abate was built in the 13th century over the remains of the royal chapel of the old Chiaramonte castle, commissioned by the Great Count Roger after the 1077 liberation.
