July 16, 1971: Mary Nastasi, chairwoman of the Festa Religiosa in Onore di San Rocco, led the parade down Prince Street in the North End. Behind the banner was the money-covered statue of San Rocco, patron saint of the sick. The celebration ended with a band concert and an open house at Nastasi's home on North Margin Street.July 16, 1971: Mary Nastasi, chairwoman of the Festa Religiosa in Onore di San Rocco, led the parade down Prince Street in the North End. Behind the banner was the money-covered statue of San Rocco, patron saint of the sick. The celebration ended with a band concert and an open house at Nastasi's home on North Margin Street.
July 16, 1971: Mary Nastasi, chairwoman of the Festa Religiosa in Onore di San Rocco, led the parade down Prince Street in the North End. Behind the banner was the money-covered statue of San Rocco, patron saint of the sick. The celebration ended with a band concert and an open house at Nastasi's home on North Margin Street.