Friday, August 3, 2012 was opening night for the Feast of Saint Agrippina di Mineo on Hanover Street in the North End. The statue was unveiled and processed down to the Greenway before returning to her weekend chapel. Saint Agrippina Di Mineo was a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Read More…
The 2012 Saint Agrippina Di Mineo Feast will be celebrated on the first weekend in August from Friday, 8/3 to Sunday 8/5.The annual feast is in honor of a beautiful blond princess who was unmercifully tortured to death by the Emperor Valerian in 256 A.D. After her death, her body was taken from Rome to Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx-ZDBXXqJA] On Sunday evening at the 2011 Feast of Saint Agrippina Di Mineo, there was the traditional “Tug of War” between the two sides of the famous statue. Then, it was the “Dance of 20 Men” on Hanover Street which concluded with everyone dancing around Saint Agrippina. Both ceremonies are shown in the above Read More…
Photos from Opening Night at the Saint Agrippina Feast on Hanover Street on the evening of August 5, 2011. Photos by Matt Conti.