Celestinian Forgiveness in L'Aquila

The city of L'Aquila celebrate the Celestinian Forgiveness (Italian: Perdonanza Celestiniana). The Celestinian Forgiveness is a religion and historical event held in the city, at the end of August. The celebration was established by Pope Celestine V in 1294 with the issue of Papal Bull "Inter sanctorum solemnia", also known as the Bolla del Perdono (Bull of Forgiveness), in which he granted a plenary indulgence to anyone who, confessed and communicated, visited the basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio from the vespers of August 28 to those of 29. Since 2011 the celebration is a "Heritage of Italy for tradition" ("Patrimonio d'Italia per la tradizione") and in 2019 it was inscribed in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.