27/04/2026
Every year on 27 April, Lucca celebrates ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ the cityโs most beloved saint. Zita lived in the 13th century and worked as a maid for the wealthy Fatinelli family. She performed many miracles, but the most beautiful is the one in which ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: one day she had hidden some bread in her apron to give to the poor later. But the master of the house saw her and asked suspiciously, โZita, what do you have there in your apron?โ She replied, โFlowers!โ And indeed, the apron was full of flowers! To celebrate this miracle, the squares around the Basilica of San Frediano, where she is buried, are decorated with floral arrangements and plants, and ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ every 27 April. ๐น๐ท