Saint Anthony in his Outdoor Chapel located on Endicott Street during a festival in the 1990's. Chapel is erected by members.
San Antonio Di Padova Da Montefalcione, Inc.
North End Boston, Ma
Coming to America in the 1900's to begin a new life, Italian immigrants from Italy, brought skills, a strong work ethic, their faith and the image of the village's patron Saint.
In 1919, a group of Italians from Montefalcione that settled in the North End of Boston, began the San Antonio Di Padova Montefalcione Society. A society exclusively devoted to honor their patron Saint - Saint Anthony of Padua.
Since that time, the people of the North End and Massachusetts, like people around the world, celebrate the feast of St. Anthony just as they do each year in the last week of August, in Montefalcione, Italy.
National Geographics christened the St. Anthony's Feast in the North End of Boston, the "Feast of all Feasts". The St. Anthony's Feast was highlighted on the Washington Mall, in Washington, D.C. at the 1988 Festival of American Folklife, sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute.
The St. Anthony's Feast in the North End of Boston is celebrated each year on the last weekend in August that includes the Sunday. The Feast is a must see event! By plane, train and bus the faithful arrive to experience the Beautifullly Decorated Streets, the Pageantry of the Parades and their Yearly Opportunity to View the Society's Statue of St. Anthony of Padua. The Patrons numbering in the thousands, Say a Prayer, Ask a Favor and pin a donation for remembrance. The entertainment is continious, the food is scrumptious and the cultural experience is priceless!
If you haven't visited the Feast before, please
join us August 28, 29, 30th and St. Lucy's Feast
August 31st, 2009.
If you are one of the million's that have enjoyed this Continuing Tradition, we'll' see you all soon!
Please support all the North End Festivals but mark your calander and get yourself ready for 2009
