In 155 days Patron saint festival
21 March 2027
Sunday 21 March
The principal patron of Europe was born here, in 480. Norcia celebrates him on 21 March, the day of his death at Montecassino, and on 11 July.
Saint Benedict was born in Norcia on 2 March 480, and he is the patron of the town where he came into the world before he was patron of all Europe: founder of the order that bears his name, father of Western monasticism, today the principal patron of the continent.
Norcia celebrates him twice: on 21 March, the day he died at Montecassino in 547, and on 11 July. The basilica dedicated to him stands on the town's main square.
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Built over the birthplace of Saints Benedict and Scholastica, this historic Norcia basilica reopened in October 2025.
A 14th-century church near Norcia, famous for its marble relief of the Madonna Bianca by Francesco di Simone Ferrucci.
Historic Romanesque church near Norcia built over a Roman temple, largely destroyed in the 2016 earthquakes.
Campi's fourteenth-century parish church, badly hit in 2016; its medieval treasures now rest in Spoleto.
basilica di San Benedetto · chiesa della Madonna Bianca · chiesa di San Salvatore and 4 more
22 places to stay · top rated: La Casetta di Lola 9.6 · Albergo Fontanelle 9.5
Next up: Feast of Saint Benedict, Sunday 21 March
Nearest airport: Perugia San Francesco, 58 km away
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