feast day

December 6, 2014
6 December is the Feast of St. Nicholas.

November 1, 2014
1 November Marks the Feast of All Saints .

October 4, 2014
October 4 is the Feast of Saint Petronius, bishop of Bologna in the 5th century.

October 4, 2014
Today, October 4, is the feast day of St. Francis .

September 19, 2014
Today, September 19, is the feast day of St. Januarius , better known as San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples believed to protect the city from volcanic eruptions.

August 10, 2014
Today is the Feast of St. Lawrence (San Lorenzo), who died on 10 August 258 in Rome.

July 2, 2014
Today is the Feast of the Visitation , which is recounted in Luke 1:39-57 .

February 1, 2014
Today is the Feast Day of the Purification.

December 21, 2013
Today is the Feast Day of St. Thomas.

November 21, 2013
The church of Santa Maria della Salute was constructed as a votive offering to the Virgin Mary to end the plague of 1630 that killed about a third of the Venetian population.