The 104th Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo this weekend marked the start of the 2018 “big” feasts in Boston’s North End. After a dedication, blessing and unveiling, the children’s procession led the way on Hanover Street followed by the large statue of Saint Agrippina to the Greenway before returning to her new weekend feast chapel. To carry the statue, 20 men coordinate in a complex rhythm to keep the 1600 pound heavy statue in the air. At the end of the feast on Sunday night, the society holds its famous “tug of war.”
Saint Agrippina Di Mineo was a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Emperor Valerian in 256 AD. After her death, her body was taken from Rome to Mineo, Sicily, by three holy women; Bassa, Paula and Agatonica. Read more at SaintAgrippinaBoston.com.
Crowning Saint Agrippina
Dancing with Saint Agrippina
City Councilor Lydia Edwards visits Saint Agrippina’s Feast
Saint Agrippina’s Procession with the band
Fr. Claude Blessing
Dancing with Saint Agrippina
Dancing with Saint Agrippina
Bringing the statue home
Dancing with Saint Agrippina
Mikaela, granddaughter of the late member Billy Finch unveils Saint Agrippina
Turning on Hanover Street
National Anthem
Leaving the chapel
Mikaela, granddaughter of the late member Billy Finch
Saint Agrippina’s Feast
Late member Billy Finch’s umbrella at Saint Agrippina’s Feast
Kids get ready to bring out little Saint Agrippina
Warren Mustacchio carring Saint Agrippina
Sausage and Onions
Saint Agrippina’s Feast featuring the kids procession in front of the big statue
Carrying Little Saint
Saint Agrippina on Battery Street
Saint Agrippina’s Feast
Carrying Saint Agrippina
Saint Agrippina’s Feast Procession
Dancing with Saint Agrippina
Crowning Saint Agrippina on Hanover Street
Ringing the bell at Saint Agrippina’s Feast
On Hanover Street with Saint Agrippina
Sal rings the bell at St. Stephens’ Church
Statue of Saint Agrippina in front of Prado and Old North Church
Grandchildren of late member Billy Finch at the feast opening
Nick, Warren and Mike Mustacchio at Bencotto
Carrying Saint Agrippina
On Hanover Street with Saint Agrippina
Procession for Saint Agrippina
In honor of PFC Stephen Steriti
US Flag and Saint Agrippina
Frankie at Saint Agrippina’s Feast
American and Italian Color Guard
Children’s procession leads the way
Children’s procession of Saint Agrippina
Is it raining
Saint Agrippina’s Procession in the rain
Children’s procession of Saint Agrippina meets big statue
Freeway says it has been one heck of a summer. You couldn’t ask for more. The weather has been beautiful, warm and sunny. I can’t believe after this weekend the feasts are over. Talking about the feasts, my human companion took me for a short walk and she stopped at La Summa Restaurant on Fleet Read More…
Clips are assembled in this video from the June 10, 2012 procession of the statue of Saint Anthony of Padua. Don’t miss the end part, at 5:20 in the video, where St. Anthony, the North End Marching Band and the entire procession go into Pizzeria Regina where the customers and staff really get into the Read More…
Things to know for Friday Your daily round up for Friday, December 8: 6:00PM Author Talk: Anthony LoFrisco (The LoFrisco Family Cookbook, How Josie Brought Sicily to Brooklyn). Join I AM Books at 189 North Street for an author talk by Anthony LoFrisco. The book is part cookbook, part memoir as LoFrisco shares his mother’s Read More…
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Just had to say that Matt Conti takes incredible photos!!! What an eye!
Just had to say that Matt Conti takes incredible photos!!! What an eye!