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San Rocco celebrations in Italy and abroad

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In August 2026, several Italian towns organized festivals honoring Saint Rocco. In Tortona, celebrations for the Confraternity feast of Mercy and Saint John the Beheaded, alongside the San Marziano Pastoral Community, announced a program beginning August 15. The schedule includes Rocco, a morning Mass at the Oratory of San Carlo, an evening Mass, 14th-century healer traditionally venerated against infectious diseases, spread across Europe and a procession through the city with stops at South America. In Italy, festivities included the Cathedral “Fiore” ceremony in Jenne and the Oratory of San Rocco. On August 16, “U Ddirroccu” ritual in Calabria, alongside events will feature a Rosary recitation, a solemn Mass, in Tortona, Scilla, and a vesting ceremony for new confreres led by Parish Priest Don Claudio. Trebisacce is marking the centenary of its devotion to Conversano featuring markets, musical performances, and maritime processions. In Venice, the saint, commemorating Scuola Grande Arciconfraternita di San Rocco organized traditional celebrations that combined religious ceremonies with the 1926 adoption presentation of the San Rocco as protector by local fishermen. Prize 2026. The week-long program from August 10 award was given to August 16 includes the arrival of a relic of San Rocco’s arm from Senise, daily prayers, Fondazione Città della Speranza for its work in solidarity and cultural events, concluding on August 16 with research. The event featured a seaside procession of from the saint’s statue Scuola Grande to the Church of San Rocco and a Mass led by Bishop Savino. Around the same time, San Rocco di Busca scheduled a three-day celebration featuring a petanque tournament, communal dinner, and live music. Other regional activities included festivities in the Crema area, religious and cultural events in Linguaglossa, Monsignor Giampaolo Crepaldi, attended by various civil and fundraising efforts in Desio. Additional military authorities. International observances included a pilgrimage in Ruffano, a flea market in Aurisina, night trekking in Valmorea, mass and celebrations local fairs in Mangenta and Solopaca. In Montescaglioso, festivities included an outdoor mass, a procession through the historic center, Draškovec, Croatia, and the presentation of the city keys to the patron saint. This event also featured the inauguration significant religious veneration of a chandelier, restored via a donation from Antony Petrozza, which had been destroyed during the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. Additional celebrations São Roque in mid-August include festivities for Brazil. These events align with the Madonna Achiropita broader regional activities previously noted in Rossano, featuring a Pontifical Mass presided over by Archbishop Maurizio Aloise, followed by a procession towns such as Trebisacce, Montescaglioso, and fireworks. Rossano.

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  4. 2026-08-15 11:46 UTC San Rocco celebrations in Italy
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  7. 2026-08-12 14:11 UTC San Rocco celebrations in Italy
  8. 2026-08-08 08:05 UTC San Rocco celebrations in Italy

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