Patronal Feast of Maria SS. Assunta

The Patron Saint of Arre

The Patronal Feast of Maria SS. Assunta is the most important event in the religious calendar of Arre, a municipality in the Bassa Padovana region, in the province of Padova, in the Conselvano area. The town's patron saint is indeed Maria Santissima Assunta, to whom the parish church in Piazza Arzenton, the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, is dedicated.

Ferragosto Between Faith and Community

The feast takes place around August 15th, the day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the most cherished Marian solemnities in Italian Catholic tradition. The central moment is the solemn Holy Mass celebrated in the parish church, around which the community of Arre gathers to honor its patron saint. The occasion is an opportunity for popular devotion but also for the town to come together, rallying around the parish church in the heart of the Venetian summer.

A Tradition of Rural Veneto

As in many towns in the Padovano area, the patronal feast marks a fixed and identity-defining event for Arre, where religious roots merge with the community dimension. It is an opportunity to discover the authenticity of a village in the Venetian plain, where the traditions of Ferragosto and Marian devotion continue to mark the life of the town.