Patronal Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary

The Patron Saint of Costa Valle Imagna

Costa Valle Imagna is a municipality in the Valle Imagna, in the province of Bergamo, nestled in the mountain landscape of the Bergamo Prealps. Its patron saint is the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, the Marian feast day that commemorates Mary's visit to her cousin Elizabeth, and the village's parish church is dedicated to her. The patronal feast in her honor is the central event of the local religious and community calendar.

May 31st

The patronal feast of Costa Valle Imagna is celebrated on May 31st, the day of the liturgical feast of the Visitation. It is a recurring event, eagerly awaited each year by the community, which on this date gathers around the parish church for solemn rites, against the backdrop of the spring mountains of Valle Imagna.

The Celebrations

The heart of the feast consists of liturgical moments: solemn masses and the procession, accompanied by the participation of the faithful. Around the religious celebrations, the typical social gatherings of village festivals unfold, providing an opportunity for the inhabitants of the municipality and its hamlets to meet.

A Mountain Feast

The Feast of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary is an example of the vitality of the patronal traditions of the mountain municipalities in the Bergamo region, where Marian devotion intertwines with the village's identity. For Costa Valle Imagna, in the province of Bergamo, it is the event that brings the community together each spring around its church and its roots, amidst the mountains of Valle Imagna.