{"id":9061,"date":"2026-04-27T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/?p=9061"},"modified":"2026-04-29T12:08:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:08:46","slug":"saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Saint Efisio the Martyr saved the city of Cagliari from the plague, and since then he has been commemorated on 1 May with a solemn procession, one of the oldest and longest in Europe.<\/h4>\n<p><strong>On 1 May<\/strong>, Cagliari and the whole of Sardinia celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/religious-items\/statues\/resin-and-pvc-statues\/saint-ephysius-resin-20.5-cm\"><strong>Saint Efisio the Martyr<\/strong><\/a>. The statue is taken from the church in the district of Stampace and carried in procession through the streets of the city to <strong>Pula<\/strong>, a small town within the metropolitan city of Cagliari, and then to <strong>Nora beach<\/strong>, the nearby archaeological site dating back to the Phoenician and Roman periods, where a small Romanesque church stands, on the very spot where Efisio is said to have been beheaded.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-product\">\n<div class=\"blocco-immagine\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8116 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/st.-ephysius.jpg\" alt=\"st. ephysius\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-kale-share-title=\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/?p=8113\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"blocco-contenuto\">\n<div class=\"blocco-acquista\">Buy Now:<\/div>\n<div class=\"blocco-titolo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/religious-items\/statues\/resin-and-pvc-statues\/saint-ephysius-resin-20.5-cm\">St Ephysius statue, 20 cm resin<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"blocco-descrizione\">This Catholic statue is made of resin and depicts Saint Ephysius, a martyr who wanted to preach Christianity in pagan Sardinia.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the little <strong>church of Stampace<\/strong>, there are <strong>three statues of Saint Efisio<\/strong>. The most recent, on display at the archaeological museum, was commissioned in the 18th century from the artist Giuseppe Antonio Lonis, and it is the one used on Maundy Thursday, when it is taken on the traditional tour of the seven churches, on Easter Monday, and during the procession of 15 January.<br \/>\nThe oldest statue is that of <em>Sant\u2019Efis Sballiau<\/em> (&#8220;the mistaken Saint Efisio&#8221;), dating back to the 16th century. The nickname &#8220;sballiau&#8221; refers to the fact that the Saint is depicted with the stigmata on his left hand and the palm of martyrdom on the right, the reverse of the usual iconography.<br \/>\nFinally, there is the statue used on 1 May, for the <strong>festival of Saint Efisio in Pula<\/strong>, which is carried in procession from Cagliari to Nora and back between 1 and 4 May, retracing the stages of his martyrdom, from the place of his imprisonment to that of his death \u2014 the beach of Nora, precisely. The journey starts in Cagliari, passing through Capoterra, Sarroch and Villa San Pietro before reaching Pula, and then continues to Nora, where the statue remains for two days of celebration. The statue dates from the 17th century and depicts Saint Efisio in a Spanish-style fashion, with a goatee, moustache and nobleman\u2019s attire.<\/p>\n<p>The Saint is also highly venerated in <strong>Pisa<\/strong>, where he is celebrated on <strong>13 November<\/strong>. It was only in 2011 that Cagliari was able to obtain the <strong>relics of Saint Efisio<\/strong>, which were previously held in Pisa and displayed on the occasion of <em>Low Sunday<\/em> (the Sunday after Easter).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8118 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/relics-of-Saint-Efisio-1.jpg\" alt=\"relics of Saint Efisio\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" data-kale-share-title=\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/?p=8113\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>When is Saint Efisio Celebrated?<\/h2>\n<p>The Church has established his liturgical feast on <strong>15 January<\/strong>, but the <strong>1st of May<\/strong> marks the main celebration, known as \u201c<strong><em>sa festa de sant\u2019Efis su martiri gloriosu<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, commemorating the miracle by which the Saint <strong>saved Cagliari from the plague<\/strong> in 1656. On that occasion, the councillors of Cagliari pronounced the <strong>Perpetual Vow<\/strong>, which has bound the city to Saint Efisio ever since, with the promise to honour him every year.<br \/>\nEven at Easter, on <a href=\"https:\/\/holyart.co.uk\/blog\/easter\/chrism-mass-and-the-blessing-of-holy-oils\/\"><strong>Maundy Thursday<\/strong><\/a>, the statue of the Saint is removed from its usual place in the <strong>Stampace churchand<\/strong> taken in procession to the city\u2019s seven historic churches, while on Easter Monday it is brought to the cathedral, to recall another miracle and another Vow pronounced in <strong>1793<\/strong>, when the Saint protected the city from the bombardments of the French revolutionary army.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-article\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8119 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/Chrism-Mass-.jpg\" alt=\"Chrism Mass \" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" data-kale-share-title=\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/?p=8113\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"leggi-anche\">Read more:<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/holyart.co.uk\/blog\/easter\/chrism-mass-and-the-blessing-of-holy-oils\/\">Chrism Mass and the blessing of holy oils<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe chrism mass celebrates the mystery of the church, its unity and communion while waiting for Easter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is <strong>the Archconfraternity of the Gonfalone and of Saint Efisio the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/religious-items\/holy-martyrs-sacrificing-ones-life-in-the-name-of-god\/\">Martyr<\/a><\/strong> that oversees the celebrations in honour of the Saint. On the occasion of the great festival of 1 May, groups of costumed participants <strong>in traditional dress<\/strong> from all over Sardinia arrive in Cagliari. The procession beginning on 1 May is <strong>one of the oldest and longest in Europe<\/strong>, covering 65 km on foot over four days.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, in preparation for the festival, the Archconfraternity elects a <strong>Third Guardian<\/strong>, who must plan every aspect of the celebration together with a municipal representative known as the Alter Nos. On 25 April, a gilded carriage drawn by two oxen is brought to the church and blessed. On the 29th, the statue of Saint Efisio is dressed and adorned with gold jewellery and ex-votos. On the morning of 1 May, the oxen are also decorated with floral crowns, and the Third Guardian and the Alter Nos begin the celebration by attending Mass in the little church of Stampace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-article\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8121 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/Holy-Martyrs-1.jpg\" alt=\"Holy Martyrs\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" data-kale-share-title=\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/?p=8113\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"leggi-anche\">Read more:<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/religious-items\/holy-martyrs-sacrificing-ones-life-in-the-name-of-god\/\">Holy Martyrs: sacrificing one\u2019s life in the name of God<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe Holy Martyrs are men and women, often very young, who sacrificed their lives for the love of God<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The procession involves over 3,000 people in traditional clothing, more than two hundred horsemen, the Campidanesi, the Militiamen, and the Guardians. Religious devotion and folklore come together in the festival of Saint Efisio, amidst songs, vibrant colours, and moving rituals that attract thousands of devotees and visitors. The procession advances on a carpet of pink, red and yellow petals in the ritual known as sa ramadura, and the air is filled with fragrant aromas and the poignant sacred chants of the four a cuncordu choirs. Flower- and fruit-decorated carts, called traccas, accompany the carriage carrying the statue of the Saint.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival of Saint Efisio has reached its 366th edition and is set to be included in <strong>UNESCO\u2019s<\/strong> Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Is Saint Efisio So Important to Cagliari?<\/h2>\n<p>Efisio was originally from Antioch, in Asia Minor, born around 250 AD to a pagan mother and a Christian father. Raised in the worship of eastern deities, he joined the imperial army and, under Diocletian, harshly persecuted Christians. When he arrived in Italy with the army, one night he saw in a dream a radiant Cross among the clouds, and a voice from Heaven condemned him for his violence against Christians. Efisio realised it was Jesus who had spoken to him, and he converted at once, left the army, and began preaching the Gospel. His preaching brought him to Sardinia, from where he wrote to the Emperor himself, urging him to convert as well. Diocletian had him arrested and condemned to death. However, no matter how severely he was tortured, his wounds would miraculously heal, gaining him more and more followers and sympathisers. He was beheaded in Nora on 15 January 303 AD, invoking God\u2019s protection over the entire island.<\/p>\n<p>The people of Cagliari attribute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/religious-items\/miracles-what-they-are-and-how-they-are-classified\/\"><strong>many miracles<\/strong><\/a> to Saint Efisio. The most important is linked to the plague that struck the city in the spring of 1656. The disease, which had arrived in Sardinia from Catalonia aboard a sailing ship, claimed many lives \u2014 ten thousand in Cagliari alone, starting with the city\u2019s Archbishop. Saint Efisio is said to have appeared to the island\u2019s viceroy, asking him to make a Perpetual Vow in exchange for saving the city. The plague vanished with the September rains, and from the following year onwards, uninterruptedly, Cagliari has upheld its vow by offering the Saint the 1st May procession.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-article\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8123 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/04\/miracles.jpg\" alt=\"miracles\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" data-kale-share-title=\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/com\/?p=8113\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"leggi-anche\">Read more:<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/religious-items\/miracles-what-they-are-and-how-they-are-classified\/\">Miracles: what they are and how they are classified<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nHealings and exorcisms, apparitions, mastery over nature, even the resurrection of the dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Efisio the Martyr saved the city of Cagliari from the plague, and since then he has been commemorated on 1 May with a solemn procession, one of the oldest and longest in Europe. On 1 May, Cagliari and the whole of Sardinia celebrate Saint&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-saints-and-blessed"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia - Holyart.co.uk Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On 1 May, Cagliari celebrates Saint Efisio the martyr, who saved the island from the plague. Between faith and folklore...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia - Holyart.co.uk Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On 1 May, Cagliari celebrates Saint Efisio the martyr, who saved the island from the plague. Between faith and folklore...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Holyart.co.uk Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T08:00:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-29T10:08:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Redazione\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Redazione\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Redazione\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/person\/0a7b686e5af0f856ec1e390dd0baecda\"},\"headline\":\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-27T08:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-29T10:08:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/\"},\"wordCount\":1199,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Saints and blessed\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/\",\"name\":\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia - Holyart.co.uk Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-27T08:00:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-29T10:08:46+00:00\",\"description\":\"On 1 May, Cagliari celebrates Saint Efisio the martyr, who saved the island from the plague. Between faith and folklore...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":666,\"caption\":\"Saint Efisio\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Homepage\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Saints and blessed\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/\",\"name\":\"Holyart.co.uk Blog\",\"description\":\"Holyblog\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Holyart.co.uk Blog\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/12\/Holyart_Blog_Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/12\/Holyart_Blog_Logo.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":50,\"caption\":\"Holyart.co.uk Blog\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/person\/0a7b686e5af0f856ec1e390dd0baecda\",\"name\":\"Redazione\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f477da817f43e50d0af36abecd33e3edf826c68299714bdc1057dff3b113f516?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f477da817f43e50d0af36abecd33e3edf826c68299714bdc1057dff3b113f516?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Redazione\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia - Holyart.co.uk Blog","description":"On 1 May, Cagliari celebrates Saint Efisio the martyr, who saved the island from the plague. Between faith and folklore...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia - Holyart.co.uk Blog","og_description":"On 1 May, Cagliari celebrates Saint Efisio the martyr, who saved the island from the plague. Between faith and folklore...","og_url":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/","og_site_name":"Holyart.co.uk Blog","article_published_time":"2026-04-27T08:00:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-29T10:08:46+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":666,"url":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Redazione","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Redazione","Estimated reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/"},"author":{"name":"Redazione","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/person\/0a7b686e5af0f856ec1e390dd0baecda"},"headline":"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia","datePublished":"2026-04-27T08:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-29T10:08:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/"},"wordCount":1199,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg","articleSection":["Saints and blessed"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/","name":"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia - Holyart.co.uk Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-27T08:00:37+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-29T10:08:46+00:00","description":"On 1 May, Cagliari celebrates Saint Efisio the martyr, who saved the island from the plague. Between faith and folklore...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2026\/04\/Saint-Efisio-en.jpg","width":1000,"height":666,"caption":"Saint Efisio"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/saint-efisio-and-the-most-famous-festival-in-sardinia\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Homepage","item":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Saints and blessed","item":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/saints-and-blessed\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Saint Efisio and the Most Famous Festival in Sardinia"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/","name":"Holyart.co.uk Blog","description":"Holyblog","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#organization","name":"Holyart.co.uk Blog","url":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/12\/Holyart_Blog_Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/12\/Holyart_Blog_Logo.jpg","width":300,"height":50,"caption":"Holyart.co.uk Blog"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/person\/0a7b686e5af0f856ec1e390dd0baecda","name":"Redazione","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f477da817f43e50d0af36abecd33e3edf826c68299714bdc1057dff3b113f516?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f477da817f43e50d0af36abecd33e3edf826c68299714bdc1057dff3b113f516?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Redazione"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9064,"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9061\/revisions\/9064"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}