End of Summer BBQ on Battery Street

Madonna Della Cava Grand Procession Through the North End [Photos]

The annual feast honoring Maria SS Della Cava, Principal Patron of Pietraperzia, Sicily took place August 9 – 11 in Boston’s North End. The three day celebration culminated in a grand procession in which the Image of the Madonna was carried through the streets accompanied by society members and two marching bands. See photos from Read More…

100th Anniversary Feast of Madonna Della Cava Recognized [Photos]

The second weekend of August 2020 would have been the 100th Anniversary for the Feast of the Madonna Della Cava. As with all of this year’s religious processions and feasts, these large gatherings have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for public health reasons. Instead, a small number of members from the Madonna Della Read More…

96th Saint Agrippina di Mineo Feast

This weekend, the Saint Agrippina di Mineo Benefit Society celebrated their annual Feast in honor of Saint Agrippina on the corner of Hanover & Battery Streets. 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 Read More…