Catholic pilgrimage guide · Italy

Catania,
walking with St. Agatha.

Follow the Archdiocese’s sequence through Agatha’s prison and martyrdom traditions to the cathedral, relics, crown, and living feast.

4 sacred places3 devotional areas1–2 day journeys

The diocesan pilgrimage sequence

La Vetere, the prison, and the furnace

Walk the Agatha places in their official penitential order and use tradition language precisely.

Suggested journeys

Each journey can be saved directly to your account with its day assignments, stop order and pilgrimage notes intact.

1 day

A focused day through the city’s principal shrine, saint, and Catholic-history destinations.

Day 1 · MorningSant’Agata la VetereBegin with prayer and enough time for the principal sacred place.
Day 1 · Late morningSant’Agata al CarcereContinue prayerfully and verify current opening or liturgy before arrival.
Day 1 · AfternoonSant’Agata alla Fornace (San Biagio)Continue prayerfully and verify current opening or liturgy before arrival.
Day 1 · Late afternoonBasilica Cathedral of Saint AgathaContinue prayerfully and verify current opening or liturgy before arrival.

2 days

A slower pilgrimage that makes room for worship, historic context, and the sacred places beyond the central landmark.

Day 1 · MorningSant’Agata la VetereAllow time for prayer and confirm the official visitor or liturgy schedule.
Day 1 · MiddaySant’Agata al CarcereAllow time for prayer and confirm the official visitor or liturgy schedule.
Day 2 · AfternoonSant’Agata alla Fornace (San Biagio)Allow time for prayer and confirm the official visitor or liturgy schedule.
Day 2 · MorningBasilica Cathedral of Saint AgathaAllow time for prayer and confirm the official visitor or liturgy schedule.