Madonna della Pietà Festival
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Madonna della Pietà Festival

07 Sep 2025 — 08 Sep 2025
Adelfia — Bari (272)

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Edition 2025 — Madonna della Pietà

The 2025 edition of the Madonna della Pietà Festival took place in Montrone, Adelfia, on Sunday, September 7, and Monday, September 8. As per tradition, the Sunday evening featured the shoulder-carried procession of the statue through the village streets, while on Monday, the sacred image was accompanied on a flower-adorned float to the Pietà chapel, drawing hundreds of faithful and families.

The 2025 Madonna della Pietà Festival was celebrated in Montrone, a village in the municipality of Adelfia in the province of Bari, on Sunday, September 7, and Monday, September 8. The community gathered around the venerated image of Maria Santissima della Pietà for two days of intense popular devotion.

On Sunday evening, the statue was carried in procession on shoulders through the streets of the center, with hundreds of people participating. On Monday, according to tradition, the image was placed on the flower-adorned float and led in procession to the Pietà Chapel, before returning to the Mother Church. Illuminations and brass band music provided the backdrop for a festival that renews the bond between the people of Montrone and their co-patron saint every year.

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