Feast of Saint Liberator

Saint Liberator, Patron Saint of Civitacampomarano

In Civitacampomarano, a medieval village in the province of Campobasso also famous for its street art, the patron saint Saint Liberator, bishop and martyr, is celebrated on May 13th. It is one of the most heartfelt events in the Molise popular calendar.

The Procession of the Thirteen Statues

The element that makes this festival special is the procession of the thirteen statues: for the occasion, all the saints venerated in the town's two churches, Santa Maria delle Grazie (the upper church) and San Giorgio (the lower church), are paraded. The statues pass together through the village streets in a route that symbolically unites the different communities of faithful, in a rite documented by the Italian Network of Popular Culture among the traditional spring festivals.

A Community Celebration

The Feast of Saint Liberator is much more than a liturgical event: it is a moment of strong collective identity, where the entire town, along with those who return to Civitacampomarano for the occasion, comes together around its traditions. A day that tells the most authentic soul of inland Molise, where the religious dimension intertwines with folklore and the sense of belonging to the village.