Global InformationCelestinian Forgiveness information
| Celestinian Forgiveness Perdonanza Celestiniana | |
|---|---|
 Santa Maria di Collemaggio, the church where the event takes place. | |
| Genre | Catholic celebration |
| Date(s) | End of August |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | L'Aquila, Italy |
| Inaugurated | 1294 |
| Celestinian Forgiveness Celebration | |
|---|---|
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage | |
| Country | Italy |
| Reference | 01276 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2019 (14th session) |
| List | Representative |
The Celestinian Forgiveness (in Italian: Perdonanza Celestiniana) is a religious and historical annual event held in L'Aquila, Italy, at the end of August. It is a catholic jubilee celebration, established in 1294 by pope Celestine V with his bull Inter sanctorum solemnia (also known as Bull of Pardon or Bull of Forgiveness).[1]
Since 2011 the celebration is a "Heritage of Italy for tradition" ("Patrimonio d'Italia per la tradizione")[2] and in 2019 it was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[3]
- ^ "La Perdonanza Celestiniana". comune.laquila.it.
- ^ "Perdonanza patrimonio d'Italia per la tradizione". www.chiesadilaquila.it. 26 July 2011.
- ^ "Thirty five new elements inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity". ich.unesco.org. 13 December 2019.