Every 31st of January, San Gimignano celebrates its Patron Saint, San Geminiano — the bishop whose name the town took on around the year 451.
The legend
How the saint saved the city
During the barbarian invasions, Bishop San Geminiano is said to have saved San Gimignano from Attila's Huns by hiding it under a thick blanket of fog.
The feast day
How San Gimignano celebrates
Every year on 31 January, stalls fill the historic center from the early morning through the day, and the town gathers for Holy Mass in the Collegiate Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta.
