Patron saint festival In 312 days
Saint Lucy, patroness of a city founded by imperial decree in 1551
📅 Every year, on the fourth Sunday of August
Carlentini celebrates Saint Lucy on the fourth Sunday of August; the city was founded in 1551 by viceroy Giovanni De Vega on the orders of Emperor Charles V, by imperial decree signed in Madrid, to be the «Lentini of Charles», hence its name.
