FESTIVITÉS DE LA SAINTE-DÉVOTE

Every year, the Principality celebrates its patron saint, Saint Devote, whose martyred body was placed in a boat and sailed from Corsica before being stranded in Monaco. Great protector of the Monegasque people, Saint Devote is celebrated on January 26th, when a boat is set ablaze by the Sovereign and the Princely Family. A firework display is then fired from the port. January 27 is a public holiday and the cathedral hosts a Papal mass.