A Glimpse of the 116th Annual Santa Fortunata Procession in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

Sep 29, 2016 1094

Returning to Brooklyn after celebrating the Traditional Votive Mass of San Gennaro at Most Precious Blood Church in Little Italy Saturday morning, I made my way to Villabate Alba Pasticceria in Bensonhurst to pick up a few Sicilian dessert specialties for a dinner engagement.

Disappointed I would not be able to attend the Annual Procession of Santa Fortunata, patroness of Baucina, Sicily, I was very fortunate to catch part of the solemn cortège decked out in their colorful raiment as they made their way down 18th Avenue.

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