Feast of San Filippo in Agira
The celebrations take place on May 12th, on the occasion of the liturgical anniversary, in the month of August, on the occasion of the summer festival, and in the month of January when the thanksgiving celebration of San Filippo D'Agira takes place.
The history of the Feast of San Filippo in Agira has very ancient origins. According to tradition, Saint Philip lived in the 1st century AD. He was born in Thrace and, summoned to Rome by the Pope, had the task of going to Sicily to evangelize the town of Agira. The first editions of the Feast of San Filippo date back with certainty to the sixteenth century, as testified by the historian Tommaso Fazello who, after having visited Agira, wrote about the customs and customs of the city, speaking of the Feast of San Filippo as a miraculous event, in which the sick people suddenly recovered.
The celebration begins with a Eucharistic celebration that prepares the city to welcome its Patron Saint. In the morning hours, various masses are celebrated in which numerous faithful participate, some of whom pay their vows to the Saint. In the afternoon the procession with the "arm of San Filippo" takes place, which starts from the church of SS. Salvatore at sunset and ends at the Abbey church. The clergy, the city authorities, the remaining brotherhoods and the crowd of devotees take part in the procession, barefoot and carrying large votive candles. At the end of the procession the faithful gather in the Abbey of San Filippo, where they kiss the blessed relic. The religious festival is always accompanied by picturesque and impressive fireworks displays.
The history of the Feast of San Filippo in Agira has very ancient origins. According to tradition, Saint Philip lived in the 1st century AD. He was born in Thrace and, summoned to Rome by the Pope, had the task of going to Sicily to evangelize the town of Agira. The first editions of the Feast of San Filippo date back with certainty to the sixteenth century, as testified by the historian Tommaso Fazello who, after having visited Agira, wrote about the customs and customs of the city, speaking of the Feast of San Filippo as a miraculous event, in which the sick people suddenly recovered.
The celebration begins with a Eucharistic celebration that prepares the city to welcome its Patron Saint. In the morning hours, various masses are celebrated in which numerous faithful participate, some of whom pay their vows to the Saint. In the afternoon the procession with the "arm of San Filippo" takes place, which starts from the church of SS. Salvatore at sunset and ends at the Abbey church. The clergy, the city authorities, the remaining brotherhoods and the crowd of devotees take part in the procession, barefoot and carrying large votive candles. At the end of the procession the faithful gather in the Abbey of San Filippo, where they kiss the blessed relic. The religious festival is always accompanied by picturesque and impressive fireworks displays.
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