{"id":1941,"date":"2020-04-08T20:05:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aboutsorrento.com\/uncategorized\/sorrento-celebrations-in-honour-of-the-saint-patron-antonino-abate\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T11:08:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T11:08:35","slug":"sorrento-celebrations-in-honour-of-the-saint-patron-antonino-abate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/en\/what-to-see\/sorrento-en\/sorrento-celebrations-in-honour-of-the-saint-patron-antonino-abate\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorrento: Celebrations in honour of the Patron Saint Antonino Abate"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1941\" class=\"elementor elementor-1941 elementor-1619\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7da3b5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7da3b5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55756c4\" data-id=\"55756c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe401cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe401cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if in the rest of the world, the <strong>14<sup>th<\/sup> of February is\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Valentine\u2019s Day<\/strong>, in <strong><a href=\"\/?page_id=387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sorrento<\/a><\/strong>, there is another kind of celebration.\u00a0<\/p><p>On the 14th, Sorrento celebrates\u00a0<strong>Sant\u2019Antonino Abate<\/strong>, patron saint of the city.<\/p><p>It is certainly an <strong>unmissable event<\/strong> for the Sorrento people and a day of great celebrations.\u00a0<\/p><p>On this occasion, in fact, local families gather together to celebrate the patron and all the family components named Antonino (which, of course, is the most used name in the area).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1eb5680 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1eb5680\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-674e629\" data-id=\"674e629\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff3379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ff3379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Statua-SantAntonino-Sorrento-popuzbk5u8ipx0qowc3ngryamv93omwjiriqw5w5z4.jpg\" title=\"Sant&#8217;Antonino Statue &#8211; Sorrento\" alt=\"Sant&#039;Antonino Statue - Sorrento\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0645803 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0645803\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1907bfc\" data-id=\"1907bfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03a8a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e03a8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of Sant'Antonino<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c63206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c63206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On this day, celebrations start very early.\u00a0<\/p><p>The Basilica of Sant&#8217;Antonino, named after the patron, hosts the <strong>first holy mass at 5 A.M.<\/strong> in the crypt below (where the remains of Sant&#8217;Antonino are kept). At that hour, there are already many faithful attending the ceremony.\u00a0<\/p><p>A <strong>religious procession<\/strong> composed by the ecclesial authorities, representatives of the various confraternities, along with the population, carries the <strong>ancient silver simulacrum of the Saint<\/strong> (made in 1564 by the goldsmith Scipio di Costantio) <b>through the historic centre<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><p>The procession usually starts at 9 A.M. and the statue is brought back a few hours later to the Basilica for another solemn Mass.<\/p><p>During the day, an animated crowd livens up Sorrento and the area around the Basilica and Corso Italia is the most crowded because of the <strong>market stalls<\/strong> and the <strong>typical festive lights<\/strong>.<\/p><p>According to the tradition<strong>, <\/strong>on this day<strong>, <\/strong>a large part of the<strong> commercial, recreational and tourist establishments of Sorrento, <\/strong>closed until that moment for the seasonal holidays<strong>,<\/strong> reopen their activities, for the new working season:<strong> it is a way to start again with the blessing of Saint Patron.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04c1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d04c1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Statua-Processione-SantAntonino-Sorrento-popuz0a3k83a1p72q784musri8sp49nrh7ox4ucw1s.jpg\" title=\"Procession of Sant&#8217;Antonino &#8211; Sorrento\" alt=\"Statua Processione Sant&#039;Antonino - Sorrento\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e8095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2e8095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Festival of Sant'Antonino: fun facts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a37f54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a37f54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This ritual preserves some <strong>very interesting aspects of the tradition<\/strong>: first, it takes place in the morning according to an ancient rule: religious processions should not be carried out in the evening due to the <strong>lack of light<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The second aspect is linked to the presence of the Bishop in the religious procession: the <strong>ecclesial authority<\/strong>, in fact, <strong>does not take part to the procession from the Basilica, but from the Cathedral.<\/strong><\/p><p>According to the tradition, the Bishop usually awaits for the faithful to arrive and escort him to the Basilica where he will hold the solemn final Mass.<\/p><p>This aspect of the tradition is very ancient and it makes the liturgical experience even more special.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e2b1d04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e2b1d04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6be7713\" data-id=\"6be7713\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3552ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3552ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/santantonino-sorrento-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18725\" alt=\"sant&#039;antonino sorrento festa patronale about sorrento 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/santantonino-sorrento-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/santantonino-sorrento-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/santantonino-sorrento-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/santantonino-sorrento-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/santantonino-sorrento-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-68b9cf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"68b9cf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a22e285\" data-id=\"a22e285\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edc100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5edc100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Legends about Saint Antonino<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ee7395 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ee7395\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-290f357\" data-id=\"290f357\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-098ac6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"098ac6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many anecdotes and legends have been transmitted over the centuries around Saint Antonino.<\/p><p>One of these is concerns the<strong> Saint\u2019s simulacrum<\/strong>: <strong>the current statue is the second one<\/strong> of Saint Antonino, <strong>made<\/strong> immediately <strong>after the terrible incursion of the Turks on June 13, 1558<\/strong>.<\/p><p><strong>They stole the original and old effigy.<\/strong><\/p><p>Despite being devastated by this theft, the people of Sorrento decided to make a new one.<\/p><p>However, they did not have the money to commission it.<\/p><p>The story says\u00a0<strong>a miracle happened<\/strong>: an old man appeared to the Neapolitan goldsmith with the needed money to pay for the new statue.<\/p><p>Only later, they identified the <strong>old gentleman as Sant\u2019Antonino.\u00a0<\/strong>This is just one of the many myths, stories and miracles related to the life of the Saint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-324c9fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"324c9fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ea6cb5\" data-id=\"3ea6cb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a293512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a293512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/processione-sorrento-santantonino-piazza-tasso-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-627x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18727\" alt=\"processione sorrento sant&#039;antonino piazza tasso festa patronale about sorrento 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/processione-sorrento-santantonino-piazza-tasso-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-627x1024.jpg 627w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/processione-sorrento-santantonino-piazza-tasso-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/processione-sorrento-santantonino-piazza-tasso-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-768x1255.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/processione-sorrento-santantonino-piazza-tasso-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025-940x1536.jpg 940w, https:\/\/aboutsorrento.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/processione-sorrento-santantonino-piazza-tasso-festa-patronale-about-sorrento-2025.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61cd478 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61cd478\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0120a46\" data-id=\"0120a46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a15f1da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a15f1da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most famous legend certainly is the <strong>prodigious rescue of a young boy from a whale.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Legend says that one day a boy playing on the Sorrento beach was swallowed alive by a whale.<\/p><p><strong>His desperate mother asked for help to Sant&#8217;Antonino<\/strong>\u00a0who arrived at the beach and ordered some fishermen to go looking for the cetacean and bring it to him.<\/p><p>When that happened, the whale was literally gutted and the boy came out safely<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acc2b94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acc2b94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5e3afd\" data-id=\"e5e3afd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd844b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd844b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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